hands-on lab
Docker: Exploring the Dockerfile
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: Up to 3 hours
Students: 275
Rating: 5/5
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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
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
Best Practices