Running containers one at a time gets messy fast — especially once your app needs a database, networking, and storage all working together. In this final video of the series, we bring everything together with Docker Compose: one YAML file that defines your entire...
Running containers one at a time gets messy fast — especially once your app needs a database, networking, and storage all working together. In this final video of the series, we bring everything together with Docker Compose: one YAML file that defines your entire multi-container application, brought up with a single command.
What you'll learn:
Why Docker Compose exists, and how it replaces multiple manual docker run commands with one YAML file
How to write a basic compose.yaml file and manage it with docker compose up, up -d, ls, and down
How to add named volumes, custom networks, and container names to a Compose file
How to handle environment variables safely — and why runtime is safer than baking them into the image — using a real Postgres + Adminer example
How to build a custom image directly inside Compose using the build section
The difference between --build and --force-recreate when you need to update or restart a running app
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14 Guided Hands-On Labs: Step-by-step blueprints where you will build, isolate, and troubleshoot your own container infrastructure.
2 Real-World Challenge Labs: Unguided, production-style engineering scenarios to test your routing and architecture skills under pressure.
Deep-Dive Container Networking: Master the mechanics of Docker Bridge, Host, Macvlan, and IPvlan network drivers.
A Fully Deployed Production Stack: You will build and configure a live enterprise environment featuring a custom Core DNS Server, WireGuard VPN, Traefik Reverse Proxy (with SSL/TLS), Vaultwarden, and full Prometheus/Grafana telemetry dashboards.
End-of-Topic Quizzes: Knowledge checks at the end of every section to ensure you've actually mastered the concepts.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
Why Docker Compose
Your First Compose App (YAML, services, up/down)
Volumes, Networks & Naming Your App
Environment Variables (Postgres + Adminer)
Building Images with Compose
This is the sixth and final video in the free Docker series for network engineers.
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