Phase 7 · Containers & Docker

Topics

Docker Compose

Part of the DevOps Roadmap.

Summary

A tool for defining and running multi-container applications (e.g. an app plus a database plus a cache) with a single YAML file and a single command — the standard way to run a local development stack.

How to Learn This

  • 1Write a docker-compose.yml defining a simple app plus a database service.
  • 2Practice bringing the whole stack up and down with docker-compose up/down.
  • 3Learn how Compose handles networking between services automatically.
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