Peter McKee

DockerCon: What Makes a Successful CFP Submission

The DockerCon 2022 Call for Papers is now open! DockerCon is one of the largest developer events in the world, with over 80,000 developers registering for each of the last two events. At the core of DockerCon is the chance for members of the community to share their...

How to Use Your Own Registry

One of the things that makes the Docker Platform so powerful is how easy it is to use images from a central location. Docker Hub is the premier Image Repository with thousands of Official Images ready for use. It’s also just as easy to push your own images to the...

How Developers Can Get Started with Python and Docker

Python started in 1991 with humble beginnings focusing on helping “automate the boring stuff.” But over the past few years, we’ve seen Python grow in popularity and become extremely useful not only for scripting but for building modern web applications, machine...

Getting Started with Docker Using Node — Part 2

In part 1 of this series, we learned about creating Docker images using a Dockerfile, tagging our images and managing images. Next we took a look at running containers, publishing ports, and running containers in detached mode. We then learned about managing...

Getting Started with Docker Using Node.js — Part 1

A step-by-step guide to help you get started using Docker containers with your Node.js apps. Prerequisites To complete this tutorial, you will need the following: Free Docker Account  You can sign-up for a free Docker account and receive free unlimited public...

How to Use the NGINX Docker Official Image

NGINX is one of the most popular web servers in the world. Not only is NGINX a fast and reliable static web server, it is also used by a ton of developers as a reverse-proxy that sits in front of their APIs. In this tutorial we will take a look at the NGINX Official...

Top Questions for Getting Started with Docker

Does Docker run on Windows? Yes. Docker is available for Windows, MacOS and Linux. Here are the download links: Docker Desktop for Windows Docker Desktop for Mac Linux What is the difference between Virtual Machines (VM) and Containers? This is a great question and I...