Docker Mastery: The Complete Toolset From a Docker Captain
Course Overview
Docker Mastery: The Complete Toolset From a Docker Captain is a comprehensive, industry-proven course designed and taught by a certified Docker Captain. This course takes you from beginner to advanced levels in Docker, giving you the practical skills to build, ship, and run containers with confidence.
Perfect for developers, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals, this course provides you with the full Docker toolset needed to create efficient development environments, streamline deployment workflows, and manage containers in both local and production setups.
Built by a Docker expert recognized by Docker Inc. for excellence in training and contributions to the Docker community, this course delivers insider techniques, real-world practices, and up-to-date guidance aligned with current DevOps trends.
Why Take This Course?
Docker is the backbone of modern software delivery. With containerization becoming a core part of DevOps pipelines, cloud-native development, and microservices architecture, understanding Docker deeply gives you a competitive advantage in any tech-driven organization.
This course goes beyond the basics. It provides a master-level understanding of Docker’s ecosystem — including Docker CLI, Docker Compose, Docker Hub, Docker Swarm, and production-ready deployment practices. You’ll gain a powerful skill set trusted by DevOps teams around the world.
Who This Course Is For
Software Developers wanting to containerize and streamline development environments
DevOps Engineers aiming to master container orchestration and automation
IT Professionals & Sysadmins transitioning to container-based infrastructure
Cloud Engineers preparing containerized apps for cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
Docker Beginners who want expert guidance from a trusted industry leader
Students & Job Seekers looking to break into DevOps roles
What You’ll Learn
This course provides a full toolkit for mastering Docker and its ecosystem:
Core Docker Skills:
Docker architecture and container lifecycle
Building and managing Docker images and containers
Creating reusable and secure Dockerfiles
Isolating and networking containers
Managing volumes and persistent data
Advanced Docker Use:
Using Docker Compose for local development and multi-container apps
Working with Docker Hub and private registries
Tagging, versioning, and distributing images
Real-World DevOps Practices:
Optimizing Dockerfiles for speed and size
Troubleshooting and debugging containers
Managing production deployments with Docker Swarm
Integrating Docker with CI/CD workflows
Hands-On, Project-Based Learning
You won’t just learn the theory — you’ll build real-world Docker environments from scratch. Each section includes guided labs, coding exercises, and challenges based on practical DevOps workflows.
Example projects include:
Dockerizing a Node.js or Python app
Building a multi-tier architecture using Docker Compose
Deploying and scaling services using Docker Swarm
Setting up continuous delivery pipelines using GitHub Actions and Docker
Key Benefits of This Course
Taught by a Docker Captain: Learn from an industry expert officially recognized by Docker Inc.
Updated Content: Reflects the latest Docker best practices and tools.
Real-World Focused: Learn to use Docker in production, not just hello-world examples.
Modular Learning: Move from beginner to expert, one module at a time.
Reusable Skills: Use your knowledge across any cloud provider or tech stack.
Career Impact
Mastering Docker opens doors to high-demand roles such as:
DevOps Engineer
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Platform Engineer
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Backend Developer (with DevOps responsibility)
This course also prepares you to pursue Docker and Kubernetes certifications, giving you credibility and proof of your skills.
Conclusion
Docker Mastery: The Complete Toolset From a Docker Captain is your all-in-one solution to mastering Docker and becoming a containerization pro. Taught by a trusted Docker Captain, this course equips you with everything you need to build, deploy, and manage containers confidently — from development to production.
If you’re serious about accelerating your DevOps career, simplifying your development process, or modernizing your tech stack, this is the course for you.
Docker Mastery: The Complete Toolset From a Docker Captain Syllabus
Modules
CHAPTER 1 :
Introduction
Three Ways - Containers, VMs and Bare Metals
Whats under the hood - Namespaces, Cgroups and OverlayFS
Portability, Density, Consistency - The Key Features of Docker
The Docker Evolution Story
Docker Workflow and Components
CHAPTER 2 :
Setting up the Environment
Option 1: Docker for Mac/Windows
Option 2: Using Docker Toolbox
Option 3: codespaces.io
CHAPTER 3 :
Introduction
Testing Waters with Docker
Launching our first Container
Launching Container Like a VM with Interactive Mode
Namespaces in Action - Learning Whats contained and whats not
Making Containers Persist
Connecting to a Running Container
Pause, Stop Remove
Lab: Getting Started with Docker (Offline)
CHAPTER 4 :
Introduction
Port Mapping Primer - Launching and Connecting to a Web Application
Renaming, Top, Attaching and Detaching
Inspecting Containers and Foregrounding
Limiting Resources - Memory
Prioritising CPU Utilisation
CHAPTER 5 :
Introduction
How to package an application into a Docker Image
Building Docker Image the Imperative Way
Launching and customizing a Container
Committing the container into an Image and Validating
Troubleshooting Image Builds, Publishing to Docker Hub
Automating Image builds with a Dockerfile
Image build cache, Dangling Images, Image Tagging
Testlab Openshift
CHAPTER 6 :
Introduction
Docker Host Networking Primer
Inspecting the default Bridge
Creating Networks - Bridge, None and Host
Multi Host Networking and Overlay
CHAPTER 7 :
Introduction
Compose Primer Launching Redis Container
Using Container Linking to connect Services
Creating Docker Compose Specifications
Launching Application Stack with Docker Compose
CHAPTER 8 :
Introduction
Need for and key features of Container Orchestration Engine
Docker Swarm Key Concepts
Provisioning 5 nodes Swarm cluster with 3 managers and 2 workers
Provisioning a high available replicated Service manually
Extending docker compose to deploy in Production with stack deploy
Adding deploy and replication configuration for voting app
Container and Node fault tolerance in action with Swarm
Zero Downtime Deployment and Rolling Updates
CHAPTER 9:
Why kubernetes
Launching a kubernetes cluster on Google Cloud Platform
Deploying and publishing frontend app on GKE
High Availability and Release Strategies with Deployments
Publishing Applications with Services
Pods - unit of deployment
When to run more than one container in a pod ?
Kubernetes Internal Service Discovery
Assignment - Deploy application for shopping cart
Solution - Carts Application Deployment
Scaling applications manually and with auto scaler
Zero Downtime Deployment
Quick dive into kubectl, a CLI client for kubernetes
