This course recommends downloading Docker Desktop and other free virtual machine and container tools. If you are a Udemy Business user, please check with your employer before downloading software.2021 Update: Ready for Apple Silicon (M1 arm64) and Raspberry Pi's!Welcome to the most complete and up-to-date course for learning SwarmKit and using Docker Swarm end-to-end, from development and testing, to deployment and production. Discover how easy and powerful Docker Swarm Mode multi-host orchestration can be for your applications. This course is taught by a Docker Captain and DevOps consultant who's also a bestselling Udemy author.Are you just starting out with container orchestration? Perfect. This course starts out assuming you're new to Swarm and starts with how to install and configure it.Or: Are you using Docker Swarm now and need to deal with real-world problems? I'm here for you! See my production topics around storing secrets, controlling rolling updates, events, healthchecks, and more.BONUS: This course comes with exclusive access to a Slack Chat and Weekly live Q&A with me!Some of the many cool things you'll do in this course:Lock down your apps in private networks that only expose necessary portsCreate a 3-node Swarm cluster locally and (optionally) in the cloudUse Virtual IP's for built-in load balancing in your clusterUse Swarm Secrets to encrypt your environment configs, even on diskDeploy container updates in a rolling update HA designCreate the config utopia of a single set of YAML files for local dev, CI testing, and prod cluster deploysAnd so much more...After taking this course, you'll be able to:Use Docker Swarm in your daily ops and sysadmin roles
What you'll learn
set up and manage a 3-node Swarm cluster
implement rolling updates for applications
use Swarm Secrets to manage environment configurations
create YAML files for deployment across different environments
ensure application security in private networks
Course objectives
understand Docker Swarm from installation to production
solve real-world challenges in container orchestration