Academy

Container Fundamentals

D10463

Kickstart your container journey and learn about developing and running containerised applications to take advantage of portable applications.

Subjects that will be discussed:

  • Basic concepts of containers
  • Hands-on experience in Docker
  • Developing and running containerised applications 

Course Overview

The course explores the following topics: 

  • Fundamentals: architecture, container runtimes & lifecycle
  • Practical labs in Docker to gain experience with the most important Docker commands
  • Utilising the benefits of Docker Compose to run multiple containers in a convenient manner
  • Containerising existing applications while adhering to best practices for building Docker image and security guidelines
  • Preparation for the utilisation of container orchestration like Kubernetes


This is a hands-on training course. Exercises can be conducted on the participants’ own laptop and requires a local Docker environment. 

Course details

  • Course duration

    1 day

  • Course objectives

    You will understand the basic concepts of containers without having prior experience. After completing this training, you will be able to containerise your applications and run them within a container environment like Docker. 

  • Target group

    The course is designed for developers who are new to containers and want to gain the basic knowledge and understanding required to develop containerised applications.

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