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Build a Multi-Container Application with Docker
In this lab, you'll practice building and managing multi-container applications using docker-compose. When you're finished, you'll have a fully functional, interconnected application stack ready for deployment.
Lab Info
Table of Contents
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Challenge
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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Challenge
Design and Build a Multi-Container Application
To start, you will design and build a multi-container application. You will create a docker-compose.yml file to define services for the backend, frontend, and database, ensuring they are connected and can interact properly.
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Challenge
Manage and Troubleshoot Multi-Container Applications
In this challenge, you will manage and troubleshoot a multi-container application. You will inspect service statuses, analyze logs, and restart or scale services to ensure everything runs smoothly.
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Optimize and Deploy the Application
To finish up, you will optimize your multi-container application for deployment. Configure environment variables and resource limits, validate the application in a test environment and deploy it to a new system.
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The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
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