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Learn about the cool new features, updates, and bug fixes.

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How do I?

Check out the following topics to learn how to build, run, and deploy your applications using Docker.

Write a Dockerfile
Manage container networking
Write a Docker Compose file
Work with volumes and bind mounts
Share my image on Docker Hub
Configure the Docker daemon
Build and run an image
Manage Docker objects
Use multi-stage builds
Scale apps using Kubernetes
Run a command in a container
Scale apps using Swarm
Develop with Docker

Learn how to develop language-specific apps using Docker.

Docker for Java developers
Port a node.js app to Docker
Ruby on Rails app on Docker
Dockerize a .Net Core application
Dockerize an ASP.NET Core application with SQL Server on Linux
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Install Docker Engine on Ubuntu

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Compose
Getting Started with Docker

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Can I use json instead of yaml for my Compose file?

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Install Docker Compose

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Best practices

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Best practices for writing Dockerfile

Best practices for writing a Docker Compose file

Docker Development best practices

Docker Security best practices

Docker Reference architecture: Docker logging design and best practices

Docker Swarm reference architecture: Exploring scalable, portable container networks

Troubleshooting

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Troubleshoot the Docker daemon

Troubleshoot volumes or bind mount errors

Troubleshoot container networking errors

Docker Desktop logs and troubleshooting

Stack Overflow

Browse through some of the frequent questions asked about Docker on Stack Overflow.

From inside of a Docker container, how do I connect to the localhost of the machine?

How is Docker different from a virtual machine?

What is the difference between CMD and ENTRYPOINT in a Dockerfile?

What is the difference between “expose” and “publish” in Docker?

Where are Docker images stored on the host machine?

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