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Docker: Exploring the Dockerfile

Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Up to 3 hours
Students: 382
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Description

Learn how to create Docker images with Dockerfiles.

Gaining a mastery of Docker starts with the Dockerfile. Creating and maintaining Dockerfiles requires an understanding of the supported instructions. This hands-on lab explores the structure and usage of Dockerfiles.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this lab you'll be familiar with the following:

  • Dockerfile instructions
    • FROM
    • RUN
    • COPY
    • ADD
    • ENTRYPOINT
    • CMD
    • EXPOSE
    • ARG
    • LABEL
  • Dockerfile concepts
    • Multi-stage builds
    • BuildKit enhanced RUN instructions

Prerequisites:

Target Audience

  • Software engineers
  • Data engineers
  • DevOps engineers
  • Site reliability engineers

Updates

July 22nd, 2024 - Resolved Dockerfile and check issue

Covered topics

Containers
Development
Compute
DevOps
Docker
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Lab steps

Web IDE Review
Introduction to Docker
Dockerfile Basics
COPY and ADD
CMD and ENTRYPOINT
EXPOSE
Build-time arguments
Multi-stage builds
BuildKit enhanced RUN
Labels
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