Get started with Docker through exercises.

Objectives

• understand the basics of Docker for local development
• understand and practice image and container management
  • execute binaries
  • run services
• learn and practice basic volume and network management

Prerequisite

• you must have Docker desktop installed on your machine
• we will be working with Linux containers; a basic understanding of an operating system (OS) may be necessary

ℹ️ Note: All exercises are demonstrated on Windows using Visual Studio 2022, but they are not specific to this environment.

Exercises

Each directory contains an exercise to complete:

• the readme.md file contains the exercise description
• the readme.md file contains the solution
• other files in the directory illustrate the build context for a binary or service that needs to run in a container

Help us improve

This guide is mostly generated with AI and is a work in progress. If you have any suggestions or spot any errors, please create an issue or submit a pull request.

See also

• https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/containers/?view=vs-2022