Docker Projects Handbook: Build, Deploy, and Secure Production-Ready Applications with Dockerfiles, Docker Compose, Networking, Volumes, and CI/CD

Build, Deploy, and Secure Production-Ready Applications with Dockerfiles, Docker Compose, Networking, Volumes, and CI/CD

Go Beyond Running Containers—Learn to Build, Deploy, Secure, and Operate Real Docker Applications.

Docker makes it easier to package applications. But building reliable, secure, and maintainable deployments takes more than knowing a few commands.

Docker Projects Handbooktakes you from complete beginner to confident Docker practitioner through practical exercises, real-world troubleshooting, and one evolving application called DeployBoard.

Across 32 hands-on chapters, you’ll learn how to:

• Master Docker fundamentals: Install Docker, manage images and containers, and confidently use the command line.
• Build professional container images: Write Dockerfiles, optimize builds with BuildKit, and create portable multi-stage images.
• Develop multi-container applications: Connect Python APIs, PostgreSQL, Redis, and background workers using Docker Compose, networking, and persistent volumes.
• Secure and automate deployments: Protect secrets, harden containers, scan images, and build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Deploy and operate with confidence: Configure HTTPS, monitor services, troubleshoot failures, back up databases, and safely manage updates and rollbacks.

What makes this book different?

Instead of disconnected examples, you’ll build and improve one complete application using the BUILD → VERIFY → BREAK → REPAIR → SHIPapproach—learning not just what works, but why it fails and how to fix it.

With complete code listings, practical checkpoints, 10 reference appendices, and guidance for Windows, macOS, and Linux, everything is designed to help you learn by doing.

Stop just running containers. Start building Docker applications you can confidently ship, secure, and maintain.