Most people are familiar with Virtual Machines (VM). A VM is a program that runs like a
separate computer within a computer. A physical computer can run multiple VMs, allowing it
the ability to emulate different operating systems all running at the same time. VMs allow
developers to run their apps in a totally isolated environment, ensuring that their apps would
be able to run without problems regardless of the configurations of the host computer.

A Docker container works very much like a VM. However, a Docker container does not require
a full instance of the OS (which is needed by a VM). And unlike a VM, a Docker container
shares the host system’s kernel with other containers, and it offers OS-level virtualization.

In this one-day course, you will experience Docker hands-on. You will learn how to create
Docker containers from Docker Images hosted on the Docker Hub. You will also learn how to
create your own Docker Image for your own development purposes.

Topics:

• What is Docker?
• Getting Docker
  –  Installing the Docker Desktop on your
  computer
  –  Downloading Docker Images from the
  Docker Hub
  –  Creating a Container out of a Docker
  Image
• Docker Administration
  – Managing Docker images and containers
  – Building your own Docker Images
• Deploying Apps using Docker
  – Using Python with Docker
  – Using MySQL in Docker
  – Mounting Volumes in Docker
  – Customizing Docker Images