Let’s start with something which you already know, You, a skilled DevOps engineer working at a growing tech startup. Your team has adopted Kubernetes to orchestrate their containerized microservices, aiming for better scalability and efficient management. Initially, You and your team managed containers manually. Each microservice ran as an isolated container on separate virtual machines. …
While building a small docker image, you can start by choosing the smallest base image possible to build on. Few images can be used as base images to make a final docker image significantly small. I am listing a few images that are very small in size and can be used as base images. Scratch …
What is a Bridge Network? A bridge network is one of the most common types of networks used in Docker. It allows containers to communicate with each other and with the host system. By default, when Docker is installed, it creates a bridge network named bridge which is used by default if no other network …
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Memory management in Docker involves controlling how much memory a container can use, monitoring memory usage, and configuring containers to ensure optimal performance. Docker provides various mechanisms to manage memory resources, which are important for preventing resource overutilization and ensuring system stability. Key Concepts of Memory Management Memory Limits: Docker allows you to set hard …
The build context in Docker refers to the files and directories that are accessible to the Docker daemon during the image build process. When you run a docker build command, you specify a directory (the build context) from which Docker will read files and directories to create the image. How the Build Context Works When …
As containers share the same kernel with the host, isolating and controlling the containers from the rest of the system becomes very important. Linux kernel does not have any specific code for the containers, these containers are implemented by multiple independent Linux kernel features like Namespaces, Cgroups, combined with filesystem tricks and enhanced with security …
