Docker in Action

This is the Chinese translation of Docker in Action, published by Manning and written by Jeff Nickoloff, translated by Hu Zhen, Yang Runqing, and Huang Shuai. The book is built around how to create, deploy, and manage applications running in Docker containers: it first explains Docker's virtualization model, then shows how containers use Linux kernel features to run programs safely, isolate resources, control permissions, and limit risk. The book has three parts. Part 1, Keeping a Clean Machine (Chapters 1–6), introduces the basic concepts and uses of containers, including running software in containers, simplifying software installation, persistent storage and volumes, network access, and the security boundary created by isolation. Part 2, Packaging Software for Distribution (Chapters 7–10), covers how to package software into images, automate builds and set advanced image options, distribute images through public and private registries, and run a custom registry. Part 3, Multi-Container and Multi-Host Environments (Chapters 11–12), shows how to define a multi-container environment declaratively with Docker Compose and how to manage clusters with Docker Machine and Swarm. Drawing on concrete cases such as monitoring servers and database storage volumes, and illustrated throughout, the book offers hands-on exercises that progress from a single machine to a cluster.