You Rang, M‘Lord? Docker in Docker with Jenkins Declarative Pipelines

As a full-stack developer, I know firsthand the challenges of maintaining a reliable and efficient CI/CD pipeline. Ensuring a consistent build environment, supporting multiple versions of languages and tools, and debugging the dreaded "works on my machine" problems can quickly eat up valuable development time. This is where Docker comes to the rescue. By packaging…

Where are Docker Images Stored? Docker Container Paths Explained

Docker has revolutionized how developers package and deploy applications. By bundling code and dependencies into portable images, Docker makes it easy to build, ship, and run distributed applications at scale. But have you ever wondered where Docker actually stores all this data under the hood? In this in-depth guide, we‘ll peel back the layers of…

What is Docker Used For? A Docker Container Tutorial for Beginners

Docker has taken the software development world by storm since its release in 2013. According to a 2020 survey by Stack Overflow, Docker is the #1 most loved and #2 most wanted platform by developers[^1]. Another survey by Datadog found that Docker adoption increased to 25% in 2018[^2]. So what exactly is Docker, and why…

What is Docker? Learn How to Use Containers – Explained with Examples

Docker has revolutionized the way applications are developed, deployed, and managed in today‘s fast-paced software development landscape. As a full-stack developer and professional coder, understanding and leveraging the power of Docker and containers is essential to streamline your development workflow and build scalable, portable, and resilient applications. In this comprehensive guide, we‘ll dive deep into…

Too Many Choices: How to Pick the Right Tool to Manage Your Docker Clusters

Docker has quickly become one of the most popular technologies for packaging and deploying applications. The ability to bundle an app along with its dependencies into lightweight, portable containers has revolutionized the way many organizations build and ship software. However, while Docker simplifies many aspects of the development process, managing containers at scale presents its…

The next steps on my Outreachy journey: Docker, big challenges, and small victories

As I reflect on the past few weeks of my Outreachy internship with LibreHealth, I‘m struck by how much I‘ve grown both technically and personally. It‘s been a rollercoaster of emotions – from the initial excitement of diving into a new codebase to the frustration of getting stuck on environment setup to the pure elation…

The Easy Way to Set Up Docker on a Raspberry Pi: A Comprehensive Guide

As a full-stack developer and Raspberry Pi enthusiast, I‘ve found Docker to be an invaluable tool for running containerized applications and services on my Pi. Whether you‘re setting up a database, deploying a web application, or building an IoT solution, Docker simplifies the process and ensures consistency across different environments. In this guide, I‘ll walk…

The Docker Handbook – A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners

Docker has revolutionized the way modern applications are developed, packaged, and deployed. Adoption of Docker has exploded in recent years, with over 11 million developers now using it regularly according to Stack Overflow. In this comprehensive beginner‘s guide, we‘ll dive deep into what Docker is, why it‘s so popular, and how you can start leveraging…

Supercharging Docker for Mac File Access: An Expert Guide

If you‘ve been using Docker for Mac to develop and deploy applications, you may have noticed one glaring issue: file access speeds for mounted volumes are abysmally slow compared to native file systems. Operations that take just milliseconds on Linux can grind to a halt when running inside a container on macOS, leading to a…