Docker: Easy as build, run, done!

by Kangze Huang Docker: Easy as build, run, done! Docker has been getting a lot of buzz recently, and for good reason. The containerization service makes deploying microservices easy and stable, as each service can run an OS in its own virtual environment. That means full compatibility… no more worrying

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How to manage more containers with Docker Swarm

by nolan grace How to manage more containers with Docker Swarm Scaling beyond a single server is a an important feature to understand about containers. When you start using containers to make it easy to scale your application, things really start to get interesting. Imagine you have used Docker containers

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A beginner’s guide to Amazon’s Elastic Container Service

This article is a beginner’s high level look at Amazon ECS. We’ll cover core concepts, terms, simple architecture diagrams, and abstracted examples. So let’s get started! Docker To appreciate Amazon ECS, you first have to understand Docker. Docker is a client-server application that can be installed on Linux, Windows, and

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How to Use Linux Containers With LXC and LXD

In the good old days, installing an operating system meant pulling together all the hardware components, firing your new computer up with an installation disk in a peripheral drive, and setting the installation process loose do its thing. The total elapsed time could run anywhere between hours and weeks.

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Let me guide you through your first date with Docker

Install Docker, create your first container, and more You may have seen Docker somewhere on the internet and you may feel curious about it. Now you want to take it to the next level. How about going on a date with Docker? No — I am not kidding! But, how

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A friendly introduction to Kubernetes

Kubernetes is one of the most exciting technologies in the world of DevOps these days. It has attracted a lot of attention over the last few years. The reason for its instantaneous fame is the mighty containers. Docker Inc. brought containers to the lime light with their impeccable marketing of

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How to containerise a Spring Data Cassandra application

by Daniel Newton How to containerise a Spring Data Cassandra application Hong Kong Skyline [https://pixabay.com/en/hong-kong-skyline-cityscape-day-1139367/] by skeeze [https://pixabay.com/en/users/skeeze-272447/]In this post, I’ll be continuing my journey of learning Docker. I am still keeping it simple at this point. This time around, I am going to tackle converting a Spring and Cassandra

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Docker Swarm vs Kubernetes: how to setup both in two virtual machines

by Zhuowei Zhang I installed Docker Swarm and Kubernetes on two virtual machines. I found that Docker Swarm is very easy to install and configure, while Kubernetes is slightly harder to setup but still simple to use. Introduction I’ve wanted to try containers for years: manually setting up servers takes

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