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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...

Docker Support for the New GitHub Container Registry

November 2024 update: Learn about the upgraded Docker plans and choose the best Docker Subscription for you. Simpler, more value, better development and productivity. Read our Docker Desktop release collection to learn about our latest enhancements and innovations....

Docker Desktop & WSL 2 – Backport Update

November 2024 update: Learn about the upgraded Docker plans and choose the best Docker Subscription for you. Simpler, more value, better development and productivity. Read our Docker Desktop release collection to learn about our latest enhancements and innovations....

Deploying a Minecraft Docker Server to the cloud

One of the simplest examples that people have used over the years of demoing Docker is quickly standing up and running a Minecraft server. This shows the power of using Docker and has a pretty practical application! Recently I wanted to set up a server but I wanted to...

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...

Docker Hub Incident Review – 5 July 2020

Background This is Docker’s first time publishing an incident report publicly. While we have always done detailed post mortems on incidents internally, as part of the changing culture at Docker, we want to be more open externally as well. For example, this year we...

Deploying WordPress to the Cloud

I was curious the other day how hard it would be to actually set up my own blog or rather I was more interested in how easy it is now to do this with containers. There are plenty of platforms that host blogs for you but is it really now as easy to just run one...