2014-08-28

Learn how to get started running Docker on top of Microsoft Azure IaaS and understand some fundamentals of Docker in this demo-heavy interview with Andrew Weiss, ASSC Consultant at Microsoft.

More specifically at [07:25], we cover:

What is Docker?

[09:32] How does Docker relate to anything Microsoft?

[10:28] Demo: Getting started

Docker commands, Azure cross-platform CLI

Getting the Azure image list

Create the Ubuntu Linux + Docker VM

[16:34] Recap of what just happened and options on where to deploy containers

[17:45] Why run your Docker containers on Azure versus locally?

[19:03] Demo: Provisioning an application on top of Docker (in containers) on Azure

Show the Docker VM in the new Azure portal

Opening up endpoints to the Docker VM via Azure xPlat CLI

Getting information about remote Docker host via Docker commands

Pulling down mongo image from the Docker repository to the Azure Docker VM

Pulling down sample web app image from the Docker repository to the Azure Docker VM

Configuring the Docker container to utilize the new images

Assign private IP address for the image

Passing environment variables to and initializing the container

Opening up the application running in the Docker container on the Azure cloud service

[28:20] What options might you have to configure the environment after it is initially provisioned?

[31:45] Where can people go to learn more?
MS Open Tech: Docker support on Microsoft Azure
Microsoft TechNet Blog - PowerShell DSC for Docker and Linux

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