Session: Docker, Creating and managing virtual application containers

Why take This Course?

This session will help you understand how to use Docker to create, deploy, and manage application containers efficiently. You will learn how containerization simplifies development environments, improves application portability, and makes deployment faster and more reliable across different systems.

Description

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the role and positioning of Docker and container technologies
• Use the Docker command-line interface to create and manage containers
• Deploy and run applications inside containers
• Administer containers in development and production environments
• Rapidly deploy applications using container-based solutions
• Identify Docker-related risks and challenges and anticipate appropriate solutions

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of the Unix/Linux environment is required. Participants are encouraged to verify that they meet the prerequisites by completing a pre-assessment test before starting the course.

Training Program

• Virtualization & Containers: Understand virtualization models, containerization concepts, and how Docker fits into modern IT infrastructures.
• Docker Fundamentals: Learn Docker architecture, installation across platforms, and get started with the Docker CLI.
• Hands-on with Containers: Create, run, and manage containers using the command line, images, networks, and volumes.
• Custom Images & Dockerfiles: Build and automate custom container images, including multi-service containers.
• Multi-Container Applications: Deploy and manage applications using Docker Compose and YAML configurations.
• Administration & Registries: Use Docker APIs, web interfaces, and manage private container registries.
• Production Management: Handle container startup, resource management, logging, and backup strategies.