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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.

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(54)
Level
Beginner
Last updated
Aug 04, 2025
Duration
1h 10m

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Table of Contents
  1. 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!

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Challenge

    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.

  5. Challenge

    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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