Docker Deep Dive
Docker Deep Dive
Zero to Docker in a single book!
About the Book
Docker Deep Dive (2025 Edition) - The best Docker book just got even better!
The #1 best-selling and most comprehensive Docker book - fully updated for 2025 and the BRAND-NEW Docker Model Runner!
For nearly a decade, Docker Deep Dive has been the go-to guide for developers and IT professionals looking to master Docker. With more reviews than any other Docker book and a track record as the most popular Docker book on the market, this Amazon bestseller is your ultimate resource for mastering Docker.
What's New in the May 2025 Edition?
This latest edition is fully updated with cutting-edge advancements in the Docker ecosystem, including:
✅ Docker Model Runner (local LLMs with Docker) - The easiest way to run local LLMs fully integrated with the Docker toolchain and ecosystem
✅ Wasm containers (WebAssembly) - The future of fast, portable, high-performance workloads
✅ Multi-container LLM chatbot apps - Deploy and manage AI-powered chatbots with Docker Compose & Ollama
✅ Professional development environment, app templates, debugging, and vulnerability scanning, with Docker Desktop, Docker Init, Docker Debug, and Docker Scout
The demand for Docker expertise is skyrocketing as organizations build cloud-native and AI-powered applications. Whether you're deploying apps locally or in the cloud, and if you need to run local LLMs, this book equips you with everything you need to succeed in the real world.
What You'll Learn:
✔ Set up a professional Docker development environment - for free
✔ Create and manage containerized applications from scratch
✔ Build and share container images using Docker Hub
✔ Deploy and orchestrate multi-container apps with Docker Compose & Swarm
✔ Run local LLMs fast on CPUs and GPUs
✔ Create Wasm apps, build them as Docker containers, and run them with Docker
✔ Deploy and manage LLM chatbots with Docker Compose
✔ Create production-ready images that run on x86 and ARM
✔ Easy and powerful debugging with Docker Debug
✔ Vulnerability scanning with Docker Scout
✔ Leverage the latest Docker technologies, including Docker Desktop, Docker Debug, Docker Init, Docker Scout, and more
Whether you're a beginner looking for a step-by-step guide or an experienced developer who wants to stay ahead of the curve, Docker Deep Dive (2025 Edition) is the ultimate resource for mastering Docker.
Get your copy today and take your container skills to the next level!
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Table of Contents
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- About this edition
- About the author
- 0: About the book
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Part 1: The big picture stuff
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1: Containers from 30,000 feet
- The bad old days
- Hello VMware!
- VMwarts
- Hello Containers!
- Linux containers
- Hello Docker!
- Docker and Windows
- What about Wasm
- Docker and AI
- What about Kubernetes
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2: Docker and container-related standards and projects
- Docker
- Container-related standards and projects
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3: Getting Docker
- Docker Desktop
- Installing Docker with Multipass
- Installing Docker on Linux
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4: The big picture
- The Ops Perspective
- The Dev Perspective
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1: Containers from 30,000 feet
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Part 2: The technical stuff
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5: The Docker Engine
- Docker Engine – The TLDR
- The Docker Engine
- The influence of the Open Container Initiative (OCI)
- runc
- containerd
- Starting a new container (example)
- What’s the shim all about?
- How it’s implemented on Linux
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6: Working with Images
- Docker images – The TLDR
- Intro to images
- Pulling images
- Image registries
- Image naming and tagging
- Images and layers
- Pulling images by digest
- Multi-architecture images
- Vulnerability scanning with Docker Scout
- Deleting Images
- Images – The commands
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7: Working with containers
- Containers – The TLDR
- Containers vs VMs
- Images and Containers
- Check Docker is running
- Starting a container
- How containers start apps
- Connecting to a running container
- Inspecting container processes
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The
docker inspectcommand - Writing data to a container
- Stopping, restarting, and deleting a container
- Killing a container’s main process
- Debugging slim images and containers with Docker Debug
- Self-healing containers with restart policies
- Containers – The commands
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8: Containerizing an app
- Containerizing an app – The TLDR
- Containerize a single-container app
- Moving to production with multi-stage builds
- Buildx, BuildKit, drivers, and Build Cloud
- Multi-architecture builds
- A few good practices
- Containerizing an app – The commands
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9: Multi-container apps with Compose
- Docker Compose – The TLDR
- Compose background
- Installing Compose
- The sample app
- Compose files
- Deploying apps with Compose
- Managing apps with Compose
- Deploying apps with Compose – The commands
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10: Docker and AI
- Docker Model Runner background
- Docker Model Runner Architecture
- Installing Docker Model Runner
- Explore Docker Model Runner
- Use Docker Model Runner with Compose
- Use Docker Model Runner with Open WebUI
- Running models in containers
- Docker Model Runner – The commands
- Chapter Summary
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11: Docker and Wasm
- Pre-reqs
- Intro to Wasm and Wasm containers
- Write a Wasm app
- Containerize a Wasm app
- Run a Wasm container
- Clean up
- Chapter summary
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12: Docker Swarm
- Swarm primer
- Build a swarm
- Deploy Swarm app
- Docker Swarm – The Commands
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13: Docker Networking
- Docker Networking – The TLDR
- Docker networking theory
- Single-host bridge networks
- External access via port mappings
- Docker Networking – The Commands
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14: Docker overlay networking
- Docker overlay networking – The TLDR
- Docker overlay networking history
- Building and testing Docker overlay networks
- Overlay networks explained
- Docker overlay networking – The commands
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15: Volumes and persistent data
- Volumes and persistent data – The TLDR
- Containers without volumes
- Containers with volumes
- Volumes and persistent data – The Commands
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16: Docker security
- Docker security – The TLDR
- Kernel Namespaces
- Control Groups
- Capabilities
- Mandatory Access Control systems
- seccomp
- Docker security technologies
- Swarm security
- Docker Scout and vulnerability scanning
- Signing and verifying images with Docker Content Trust
- Docker Secrets
- What next
- Terminology
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5: The Docker Engine
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