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Docker - Advanced course

An advanced Docker course should delve into more complex concepts, advanced usage scenarios, and best practices. Here's a suggested layout for an advanced Docker course:

Module 1: Advanced Docker Image Techniques

  1. Multistage Builds
  2. Optimizing Docker images with multistage builds
  3. Reducing image size and improving performance

  4. Building Images with BuildKit

  5. Introduction to BuildKit
  6. Advanced features for efficient image building

Module 2: Docker Compose for Production

  1. Advanced Docker Compose Features
  2. Environment variables and substitution
  3. Extending and overriding Compose configurations

  4. Healthchecks and Dependencies

  5. Defining healthchecks in Compose
  6. Handling service dependencies in production

Module 3: Docker Networking and Security

  1. Advanced Networking Concepts
  2. Overlay networks and service discovery
  3. Network policies and segmentation

  4. Securing Docker Containers

  5. Applying security best practices
  6. Using AppArmor and Seccomp profiles

Module 4: Advanced Container Orchestration with Kubernetes

  1. Introduction to Kubernetes
  2. Docker Swarm vs. Kubernetes
  3. Basic Kubernetes concepts

  4. Deploying Docker Containers in Kubernetes

  5. Creating Kubernetes deployments
  6. Configuring services and ingress

Module 5: Docker Storage Management

  1. Managing Data Volumes
  2. Advanced volume usage and management
  3. External storage solutions

  4. Storage Drivers and Backends

    • Understanding different storage drivers
    • Configuring storage backends

Module 6: Docker for Microservices

  1. Containerizing Microservices
    • Strategies for microservices architecture
    • Building and deploying microservices with Docker

Module 7: Docker Enterprise Features

  1. Introduction to Docker Enterprise

    • Features and benefits
    • Docker Universal Control Plane (UCP) and Docker Trusted Registry (DTR)
  2. Docker Enterprise Security

    • Role-based access control (RBAC)
    • Image signing and content trust

Module 8: Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) with Docker

  1. Advanced CI/CD Pipelines
    • Integrating Docker into advanced CI/CD workflows
    • Automated testing and deployment strategies

Module 9: Advanced Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning

  1. Advanced Debugging Techniques

    • Troubleshooting network issues
    • Debugging containerized applications
  2. Performance Tuning

    • Profiling and optimizing containerized applications
    • Resource constraints and tuning

Module 10: Docker Monitoring and Logging

  1. Monitoring Docker Containers

    • Advanced monitoring tools and techniques
    • Container orchestration and monitoring
  2. Centralized Logging Solutions

    • Configuring centralized logging
    • Analyzing logs for troubleshooting and insights

Module 11: Docker Security Best Practices

  1. Container Security Best Practices

    • Advanced security configurations
    • Implementing least privilege principles
  2. Securing the Docker Daemon

    • Advanced daemon security configurations
    • Enhancing authentication and authorization

Module 12: Docker Tips and Advanced Best Practices

  1. Efficiency Tips and Tricks

    • Optimizing Dockerfiles and images
    • Advanced use of Docker CLI
  2. Advanced Networking Scenarios

    • Overlay networks and advanced networking scenarios
    • Custom networking solutions
  1. Edge Computing with Docker

    • Deploying containers to edge devices
    • Challenges and considerations for edge computing
  2. Future Trends in Docker and Containerization

    • Exploring emerging technologies and trends
    • The future landscape of container orchestration

This layout provides a structured progression for an advanced Docker course, covering a wide range of topics that go beyond the basics. Practical examples and real-world scenarios should be integrated to enhance the learning experience.