Docker Tutorial – Introduction & Getting Started With Docker

Docker is a platform that enables the creation and running of containers, which are software units containing source code and dependencies within isolated environments. Containers can be started anywhere an OCI container runtime is available, such as on workstations with Docker or in the cloud using orchestrators like Kubernetes. This article provides a comprehensive guide to getting started with Docker, covering installation, basic concepts, common tasks, and advanced topics. The key points include understanding images and containers, running containers, creating and pushing images, listing and removing containers and images, port forwarding, using volumes for data persistence, viewing container logs, and obtaining a shell within a container.