Complete beginners
You’ve never used Docker or Kubernetes and want a guided path that doesn’t assume prior container knowledge. This course gives you a structured way to get from “what is this?” to “I can use it.”
Docker & Kubernetes: The Practical Guide
Learn Docker, Docker Compose, Development Setups, Deployment and all about Kubernetes from the ground up!
Course Overview
About This Course
You’ve probably hit the same wall: your app runs locally, then breaks somewhere else — different OS, different dependencies, different “small” environment details. Or you keep hearing Docker and Kubernetes in job posts and team conversations, but it’s still fuzzy what they actually do.
In this course, you’ll build clarity by seeing the concepts in action. You’ll get guided setup on your system, then move through explanations, slides, and demos that show not just what to click or type, but why each step matters in real development and deployment workflows.
By the end, you’ll be able to package applications so they run predictably across machines, connect multiple services without guesswork, and take a project from local development to deployment — including running it in a cluster when that’s the right tool for the job.
What You'll Learn
You’ll cover the full workflow from creating Docker images and running multi-container setups to deploying with Kubernetes resources and AWS examples like ECS and EKS.
Install Docker anywhere
Set up Docker on macOS, Windows, or Linux and get a working local environment you can rely on. You’ll know what to install, how to verify it works, and how to start using it immediately.
Build and run containers
Create custom images, use existing images, and run containers based on them. You’ll be able to choose the right approach for a project and confidently manage the container lifecycle.
Persist application data
Handle data correctly in containerized apps by using volumes to manage and persist state. You’ll be able to design setups that don’t lose data when containers restart or are replaced.
Connect containers with networks
Configure container networking so services can talk to each other and to the outside world. You’ll use Docker Networks and DNS service discovery to make multi-container communication predictable.
Deploy Docker applications
Deploy containerized applications in different ways: manually, via managed services, and via Kubernetes. You’ll be able to pick a deployment path that matches the project’s needs and constraints.
Run workloads on Kubernetes
Create Kubernetes resources like deployments and services and run your containers in a Kubernetes cluster. You’ll also work with Kubernetes data handling (volume types) plus networking and DNS service discovery.
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Prerequisites
No prior Docker or Kubernetes experience is required.
Basic (web) development knowledge is required, but you don’t need to know a specific programming language.
For the AWS parts (about 4 hours), you’ll need a credit card to use AWS yourself; you can also watch those sections without deploying.
Who Is This Course For?
Confused developers
You’ve tried to understand Docker but it still feels abstract, and you’re not sure why it’s worth the effort. You’ll get the missing mental model through concrete demos that make the purpose click.
Web developers
You build web apps and want to step into modern DevOps practices without getting lost in theory-only explanations. This is a practical next step to make your development and deployment workflow more predictable.
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