Best of Containers — January 2024

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   Community Picks·2y

   How Container Networking Works: a Docker Bridge Network From Scratch

   Learn how to virtualize network resources for containers, enable communication between containers, and establish connectivity with the outside world.

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   Java Code Geeks·2y

   Optimize Your Deployments: Docker Image Best Practices

   Learn how to optimize your Docker deployments through best practices such as choosing the right base image, minimizing layers, using .dockerignore, optimizing Dockerfile instructions, updating dependencies wisely, implementing security best practices, reducing image size, using Docker Compose for multi-container applications, automating image builds with CI/CD, and monitoring and optimizing runtime performance.

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   DEV·2y

   Deployment approaches in Microservices.

   Deploying microservices requires careful planning and consideration. Containerization using tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes and Docker Swarm are commonly used. Strategies such as Blue-Green Deployment, Canary Deployment, Rolling Deployment, and Serverless Deployment are also important. Additionally, automation and security considerations play a crucial role in the deployment process.

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   Spacelift·2y

   Docker Architecture Overview – Structure & Components

   Explore Docker's internal architecture and how it works, including the roles of different components, Docker CLI commands, and connections between key Docker concepts.

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   Cloud Native Now·2y

   The Best Kubernetes Tools for 2024

   Kubernetes has become the industry standard for container orchestration. This post explores the best Kubernetes tools for deployment, monitoring, CLI, security, development, gateway solutions, components, and cost management.

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   Bits and Pieces·2y

   10 Ways To Securing Microservices in 2024

   Explore common threats to microservice architectures and discover strategies to secure microservices, including secure by design, zero trust architectures, access control, threat modeling, vulnerability management, incident response, secrets management, container security, service mesh, and circuit breaker patterns for availability.

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   ITNEXT·2y

   From Local Containers to Kubernetes

   Learn how to use Podman to generate Kubernetes manifests, work with different types of container volumes, and generate more complex Pods and Deployments.

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   Earthly·2y

   Using Docker Init in Node.js

   Learn about the 'docker init' command in the context of a Node.js project. Discover how it automates the initial setup of Dockerizing your application, simplifies the containerization process, and provides stable and optimized Docker-related files.

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