explaingit

docker-archive-public/docker.labs

★ 11,904PHPAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

TLDR

An archived collection of hands-on Docker tutorials covering containers, networking, security, Docker Swarm, and language-specific guides for Java, Node.js, and ASP.NET, no longer actively updated.

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((docker.labs))
    Tutorial Topics
      Docker basics
      Docker Swarm
      Networking
      Security
    Language Labs
      Node.js
      Java
      ASP.NET
    Status
      Archived content
      No new tutorials
      PRs still accepted
    Audience
      Docker beginners
      Intermediate users
Click or tap to explore — scroll the page freely

Code map

Detail Auto

An interactive map of this repo's files and how they connect — its source is parsed live in your browser. Click Visualize to build it.

filefunction / class

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Work through the beginner Docker tutorial to understand containers, images, and basic commands before touching your own projects.

USE CASE 2

Follow the Docker Swarm guide to learn how to deploy and coordinate containers across multiple machines.

USE CASE 3

Use a language-specific lab (Node.js, Java, ASP.NET) to learn how to containerize an app in the framework you already know.

Tech stack

DockerPHPNode.jsJavaASP.NET

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

No code to install, this is a read-and-follow tutorial collection. Only Docker itself is needed to run the labs.

In plain English

docker-archive-public/docker.labs is a collection of written tutorials for learning Docker, put together by Docker staff and community contributors. Docker is a tool that packages software into self-contained units called containers, which lets applications run the same way across different machines and operating systems. This repo was an early central place for hands-on learning materials. The tutorials span a range of topics. Beginners can start with an introduction to core Docker concepts, while more experienced users can work through guides on Docker Swarm (a way to coordinate containers across multiple machines), networking, and security. Developer-focused walkthroughs cover specific languages and frameworks including Java, Node.js, and ASP.NET, with some labs showing how to debug a running application inside a container. The repository is no longer actively receiving new content. The maintainers have shifted focus to a separate training site, and new tutorials are being added there instead. Corrections to existing labs are still accepted via pull requests. The README serves as a short table of contents linking to individual tutorial folders inside the repository. It is a read-and-follow resource rather than a software library, so there is no code to install or run directly from this repo.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I'm following the Docker beginner lab. Explain what a Docker image is versus a container, and walk me through the commands to build an image from a Dockerfile and run it as a container.
Prompt 2
Based on the Docker networking concepts in the labs, explain what a bridge network is and when I'd choose it over a host network for a multi-container app.
Prompt 3
Walk me through setting up a simple Docker Swarm with one manager node and two worker nodes, deploying a sample web service, and scaling it to 3 replicas.
Open on GitHub → Explain another repo

← docker-archive-public on gitmyhub — every repo by this author, as a profile.

Verify against the repo before relying on details.