In this new course, I teach you how to use Docker to deliver solutions to the Windows platform. First, you’ll explore the options and capabilities Docker offers on the Windows platform. Next, you’ll delve into how Visual Studio 2017 simplifies the use of Docker in the development cycle. Finally, you’ll learn how to implement a delivery pipeline with Visual Studio Team Services (VSTST) or TFS to deploy to any of the target platforms, ranging from single windows server to a cluster of machines managed by cluster managers like Kubernetes or Service Fabric. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to explain how containers work on windows, how to build Docker containers to run new or existing workloads, and how to deploy your applications to different container hosting solutions on premise or in the cloud.
Here is a brief video introduction that gives you an idea of the course.
Here is the outline of the course:
Module 1: Introduction to Docker on Windows with Visual Studio 2017
- Running Containers and Docker
- What Is a Container?
- Containers vs. Virtual Machines
- Containers vs. Docker
- Docker Command-line
- Difference Between an Image and a Container
- Inspecting Images and Layers
- Running on Windows
- Development Tools
- Docker Compose
- Docker Commands Needed to Understand Visual Studio
- Which .Net Framework to Choose?
- Container Clusters
Module 2: Docker and Visual Studio
- Using the Docker Tools in Visual Studio 2017
- Docker Files Added
- The Docker file Debug/Release Trick
- Yaml Files Added
- The Yaml File Trick
- Volume Maps on the Containers
- Use the Visual Studio 2017 IDE to Build Containers
- Debugging Your Cross-container Solutions with Visual Studio 2017
Module 3: Handling Data in Containers & Testing
- Handling Data in Containers
- Setting up Volume Mappings to Manage State
- Using the Volume Mapping Commands
- Running SQL Server in a Container
- Creating and Running SQL Server Images
- Leveraging Immutability for Testing
- Integration Test Using a SQL Container That Resets After the Tests
Module 4: Docker and Your Continuous Delivery Pipeline in VSTS
- Understanding Containerized Builds
- Running a Build in VSTS
- Setting up the Build
- Configuring Build Agents to Build Containers
- Setup a Custom Build Agent
- Setup a VSTS Build for Your Containers
- Understanding Tags
- Deploying Your Containers Using the Release Pipeline
- Deploy Your Containers to a Container Host
- Pushing Images to Azure Container Registry or Dockerhub
- Create and Use an Azure Container Registry
Module 5: Deploying to Azure Container Services (ACS)
- Why Do You Need Clusters?
- Understanding Azure ACS
- Create an ACS Cluster Running Kubernetes
- Deploying Your App to the Cluster by Hand
- Kubernetes Cluster Anatomy
- Deploy Containers to Kubernetes Cluster by Hand
- Deploying Your App to the Cluster Using VSTS
- Zero Downtime Deployment Using VSTS and ACS with Kubernetes
- Scaling Your Apps and the Cluster
- Alternative Cluster Solutions
Module 6: Deploying to Azure Service Fabric
- Understanding Azure Service Fabric
- Same Rules Apply as to ACS
- Create a Service Fabric Cluster
- Deploy Containers to Service Fabric by Hand
- Deploy Containers to Service Fabric with VSTS
You can find the course here at the PluralSight website: https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/docker-visual-studio-2017-windows
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Hope it helps to get you up to speed with Docker on Windows!