Docker Essentials for Cloud and DevOps Professionals
Last Updated on October 13, 2025
What you’ll learn
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Understand the concept of containerization and its role in modern application development and deployment.
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Differentiate between virtualization and containerization, and identify the advantages of Docker over virtualization.
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Explain the challenges of traditional deployment methods and how Docker addresses these issues.
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Learn what is Docker and how it works.
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Learn the core features and benefits of Docker for creating, deploying, and managing containers.
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Successfully install, start, stop, and uninstall Docker on various platforms.
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Understand Docker’s architecture, including the Docker Client, Docker Engine, and ECS (Elastic Container Service).
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Learn how to create and manage Docker images using Dockerfiles, including building, tagging, and generating images.
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Gain hands-on experience with key Docker commands such as docker ps, docker images, docker pull, docker push, and more.
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Explore the Docker Hub, including creating an account, pulling images, and publishing your own Docker images.
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Write effective Dockerfiles using key instructions like FROM, COPY, RUN, CMD, and ENTRYPOINT.
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Understand the layered structure and internals of Docker images, including how the image build process works.
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Learn to create, run, and manage Docker containers, including handling container lifecycles and dependencies.
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Understand and implement Docker Volumes for managing persistent storage, including creating, listing, and removing volumes.
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Master Docker Compose to define and run multi-container applications, including validating and scaling containers.
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Gain knowledge of Docker Swarm for container orchestration, including setting up node managers, creating worker nodes, and scaling services.
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Understand container isolation and how to run containers in different modes, such as interactive shell and bash mode.
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Learn best practices for using Docker to improve application scalability, maintainability, and portability.
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Explore the internals of Docker container networking and orchestration tools to manage complex deployments.
