Docker for Web Developers

Docker is the most useful web development tool you're not using

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Published

August 2020

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About the course

A typical WordPress installation requires Apache, PHP, MySQL, and the application itself. Docker can have those dependencies installed in minutes with a single command. That environment can be replicated or adapted for similar projects.

Other benefits of Docker include…

dependencies are isolated: other than disk space, your PC is not changed. You can run multiple versions of the same software at the same time, e.g. MySQL v5 and v8.
web app is portable: it can be transferred to another developer or device and will work identically.
dependencies are lightweight: they can be started, stopped, removed, or reinstalled at any time.
older dependencies are supported: your app can continue to use the same software forever.
use the same tools and workflows: you can code and experiment without risk.
deployments are more robust: your app can be launched on live servers and scaled according to demand

Despite this, Docker is often shunned by web developers. It's considered too technical, unnecessary, or something for DevOps experts. Terminology and resources can be impenetrable and tutorials rarely explain how to use Docker during development.

Docker for Web Developers is a concise and practical guide to Docker, specifically aimed at web developers. You'll be using Docker in minutes and can progress at your own pace. It has more than 90 minutes of video tutorials covering:

Quick start examples demonstrate how to:

install and run a MySQL database on your development PC
create a full WordPress development environment
build a simple Node.js site and REST API using Docker
create a complex quiz application using NGINX, MongoDB, and Node.js
make live coding updates and debug with Chrome DevTools andVS Code

Course Instructor

Craig Buckler

Craig is a freelance UK web consultant who built his first page for IE2.0 in 1995. Since that time he's been advocating standards, accessibility, and best-practice HTML5 techniques. He's created enterprise specifications, websites and online applications for companies and organisations including the UK Parliament, the European Parliament, the Department of Energy & Climate Change, Microsoft, and more. He's written more than 1,000 articles for SitePoint and you can find him @craigbuckler.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: About the course

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About the course
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Lesson 2: Introduction

Lesson 3: What is Docker?

Lesson 4: How to install Docker

Lesson 5: Launch a MySQL database with Docker

Lesson 6: WordPress development with Docker

Lesson 7: Application development with Docker

Lesson 8: Pushing your Docer image to a Repository

Lesson 9: Docker Orchestration

Lesson 10: Quiz

Lesson 11: Next steps