Docker Compose Tutorial - From Zero to Hero

Overview

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Master Docker Compose in this comprehensive one-hour tutorial. Learn the fundamentals of Docker Compose, its use cases, and how it simplifies multi-container Docker applications. Explore the syntax, mapping Docker commands to Compose definitions, and essential commands like 'up', 'down', 'start', and 'stop'. Follow along with a hands-on demo to run a three-service application using Docker Compose. Discover how to use variables, reference images from private repositories, and understand the limitations of Docker Compose compared to Kubernetes. Gain practical skills to streamline your containerized application development and deployment process.

Syllabus

- Intro and Course Overview
- Pre-Requisites to learn Docker Compose
- What is Docker Compose
- Demo - Without Docker Compose
- Why Docker Compose
- From Docker Commands To Compose File
- Create Compose File and start application
- Control Startup Order
- Docker Compose Commands Up and Down vs Start and Stop
- Connect own web application
- Variables in Docker Compose
- Docker Compose Secrets
- Use image from private repository
- Limitations, DockeR Compose vs Kubernetes