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Build a Multi-Container App with Docker

In this lab, you'll convert a two-tier Python / Redis web application into a multi-container solution by using Docker.

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(135 reviews)
Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 1h 10m
Published
Clock icon Jul 16, 2024

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Set Up Your Development Environment

    You'll configure your lab virtual machine (VM) for Docker development.

  3. Challenge

    Dockerize Your Application

    You'll analyze the Dockerfile and Docker Compose script behind the Python/Redis sample web application. You'll also use Docker Compose to build the images.

  4. Challenge

    Manage Multi-Container Images with Docker Compose

    You use Docker Compose to deploy and manage the multi-container application solution.

  5. Challenge

    Implement Persistent Storage with Docker Volumes

    You now will persist data across the container lifecycle by implementing a Docker Volume.

Timothy Warner is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Cloud and Datacenter Management who is based in Nashville, TN.

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