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Build a Containerized App with Docker
In this lab, you’ll practice creating, deploying, and managing Docker images. When you’re finished, you’ll have the skills necessary to support software engineers in Docker-based application development projects.
Lab Info
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Getting Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Setting up the Development Environment
To start with, you'll configure Docker and Visual Studio Code on the lab machine, and will access the lab files.
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Building and Dockerizing a Flask App
You'll write a simple Flask web application, create a Dockerfile for the Flask app, and build a Docker image from the Dockerfile.
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Running and Managing Docker Containers
You'll start the Docker container running the Flask app, and will practice using common Docker container management commands.
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Working with Docker Bind Mounts and Live Refresh
To finish up this lab, you will restart the Flask app using a Docker volume, and then Make changes to the Flask app source code, refreshing the browser to see the updated site-content live.
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