Author: Konda Balaji Rao
- Server provisioning and DNS resolution
- Application runtime conflicts (Python 3.7 vs 3.11)
- VMware and hypervisor technologies (Type-1 & Type-2)
- Physical servers vs virtual machines comparison
- How containers eliminate VM resource waste
- Docker fundamentals and practical examples
- Kubernetes container orchestration
- Real enterprise examples (Netflix, Spotify)
- Container host, client, images, registries, and namespaces
- Monolithic vs microservices architecture
- Nginx deployment and environment setup
- Physical servers, VMs, and containers compared
- Container file system structure and host OS integration
- Docker lifecycle, Dockerfile, and container states
- Bind mounts, volumes, bridge, host, and overlay networking
- Multi-stage builds and image optimization
- Distroless images and production-ready strategies
- Docker Desktop for Windows (GUI + WSL 2)
- Bare-metal Docker Engine inside WSL 2
- Ubuntu / Debian, CentOS / RHEL, and macOS installation
- Post-installation verification
- Pulling, listing, inspecting, tagging images and running containers
- Start, stop, restart, remove, logs, exec, and file copy
- Logs, inspect, stats, Docker Debug, port and network debugging
- Volume mounts, live source mounts, and selective restarts
- Multi-container management, scaling, and multi-stage builds
- Bridge, host, none network modes, DNS, port mapping, and IPAM
- Multi-network attachment and reverse proxy setups
- MySQL deployment, web app + database, private registry, volumes
- Login, tag, push, pull, and private registries (ECR, GCR, Harbor)
- Disk usage, system prune, and targeted cleanup commands
- Named volumes, bind mounts, tmpfs, and
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| Step | Topic | Level | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Evolution | 🟢 Beginner | 15 min |
| 2 | Containerization & Kubernetes | 🟢 Beginner | 20 min |
| 3 | Container Architecture & Isolation | 🟡 Intermediate | 20 min |
| 4 | Virtualization vs Containerization | 🟡 Intermediate | 15 min |
| 5 | Docker Engine, Storage & Networking | 🟡 Intermediate | 20 min |
| 6 | Advanced Optimization & Security | 🔴 Advanced | 20 min |
| 7 | Installation Guide | 🟢 Beginner | 10 min |
| 8 | Commands Reference (01–11) | 🟢–🟡 Mixed | 60 min |
flowchart LR
A["1️⃣ Infrastructure Evolution"] --> B["2️⃣ Containerization"]
B --> C["3️⃣ Container Architecture"]
C --> D["4️⃣ VMs vs Containers"]
D --> E["5️⃣ Docker Engine & Networking"]
E --> F["6️⃣ Advanced Optimization"]
F --> G["🛠️ Installation"]
G --> H["📋 Commands Reference"]
- Play with Docker — Browser-based Docker playground
- Docker 101 Tutorial — Official Docker learning path
- Kubernetes Basics — Official K8s tutorials
Ready to start? → Begin with Part 1: Infrastructure Evolution 🚀