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Learn how Linux containers are built from the ground up. Starting with the mount namespace and a root filesystem, see why PID, cgroup, UTS, and network namespaces naturally follow - and how this foundation makes concepts like bind mounts, volumes, and persistence in Docker or Kubernetes much easier to grasp.
A practical deep dive into container image internals that will help you build a clear mental model of how images are composed, identified, stored, and distributed across registries.
Learn how to build smaller, more secure Docker container images using Multi-Stage Builds. This guide explains common sources of image bloat, best practices for slimming down production images, and practical examples for Node.js, Go, Rust, and other application stacks. Start optimizing your containers today!
Can a Kubernetes Pod be created with plain Docker commands? Learn the difference between Containers and Pods by exploring how they are implemented under the hood.
Learn how to access a service bound to localhost of the Docker host from a bridge-networked container, without exposing the service to the local network or disabling network isolation.
Learn how to access services running on the Docker host from a bridge-networked container, without hardcoding host IP addresses or disabling network isolation.
Play a security researcher: identify the hosts a black-box container keeps making encrypted HTTPS calls to, route them through a MITM proxy, fake the certificate, and see what the container sends over the network.
Sometimes you need an app to talk to a different backend, but its configuration is unknown or the destination address is hard-coded. Practice overriding hostname resolution for a single Docker container to redirect its requests without modifying the app or rebuilding its image.
Go from zero to a confident Docker beginner. Learn how to run containers of all kinds, interact with them, and build a clear mental model of how Docker manages your applications behind the scenes.
Learn how to write Dockerfiles from scratch and build production-ready container images. Start with the basics of image building and progress through handling dependencies, compiling applications, inspecting image internals, and optimizing builds with multi-stage Dockerfiles. Then go deeper with advanced Dockerfile instructions, analyzing image internals, and producing multi-platform builds.
Learn how to move container images between your machine and container registries. Practice pulling images by tag, digest, and platform; tagging and pushing them to public and private registries; mirroring images across repositories; shipping images into air-gapped environments; and publishing multi-platform images.
Explore how different container runtimes - Docker, Podman, nerdctl, ctr, and runc - execute containers. Compare their UX, architecture, and impact on containerized applications.
Master Docker by solving practical problems. The learning path includes: Must-Have and Digging Deeper routes, theoretical materials where it helps to learn faster, and cross-cutting topics such as security, debugging, and observability.
