Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Certification Training - eLearning

Docker Certified Associate (DCA) certification course - eLearning

AVC's Docker certification course is aligned with the Certified Associate exam. You will learn key Docker technologies such as Docker Hub, Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, Dockerfile, Docker Containers, Docker Engine, Docker Images, Docker Network, Docker Daemon, and Docker Storage, along with real-world case studies.

What is Docker Certified Associate? What are the benefits of this Docker certification?

The Docker Certified Associate (DCA) exam validates your skills as an experienced Docker practitioner and serves as a basic benchmark of real-world Docker skills in the container industry. Professionals with this Docker certification are distinguished as uniquely qualified to run enterprise workloads at scale with Docker Enterprise Edition and can display the certification logo on their resume and social media profiles.

What's included?

• Course and material are available in English
• Beginner - Intermediate level
• 50 hours study time recommended
• 7 hours total video content
• 1 year access to the eLearning platform & Class recordings
• Material Aligned with Docker Certified Associate (DCA) certification
• Virtual Practice Lab included
• with 2 DCA simulation test and course-end project
• No exam for the course but student will get certification of training completion

Who can benefit from this DCA certification?

The Docker Certified Associate (DCA) certification is ideal for professionals involved in software development, system administration, and IT operations who want to validate their expertise in containerization and Docker technologies.

• Cloud computing professionals
• Developers
• Solution architects
• Testers
• Release engineers
• System administrators

Prerequisites

While there are no strict prerequisites for the Docker Certified Associate certification, having experience with basic IT concepts, operating systems (especially Linux), and application deployment will provide a solid foundation for your learning.

Training Objectives

At the end of this Docker Certified Associate online training, you will be able to:

• Understand Docker and its role in the DevOps lifecycle
• Create an image, describe the layers in the image, use Dockerfile and use the registry for security
• Defining and creating containers, swarms, volumes, networks and an overview of compose and template
• Create different types of networks and identify and distinguish different ports
• Define Docker security, identity roles, client packages and client-server authentication
• Explain Docker EE, UCP and DTR
• Understand the concepts of Docker engine, log drivers, graph drivers, storage drivers and device mappers

Skills covered

• Docker
• Image
• Containers
• Docker Service
• Docker Commit
• Docker commands
• Registry
• Cluster management and orchestration
• Swarm
• Node
• Network
• Storage and volumes
• Security

Curriculum

Lesson 01 - Introduction

• Exam Details
• Understand Docker
• Differentiate Docker and Virtualization
• DevOps and Docker
• Containerization
• Why use Docker
• Microservices
• Advantages of Microservices
• Docker Architecture

Lesson 02 - Docker Fundamentals

• Docker Engine
• Components of Docker Engine
• Docker Community Edition
• Docker Enterprise Edition
• Pricing of Docker CE and EE
• Components for Docker Enterprise
• Mirantis Products for Docker Enterprise
• Docker CE vs. EE

Lesson 03 - Getting Started with Docker

• Implementation of Docker Engine
• Docker Installation on Ubuntu
• Docker Installation on CentOS
• Docker Client
• Docker Registry
• Docker Images
• Dockerfile
• Building Docker Containers
• Docker Container Lifecycle
• Docker Machine
• Demo - Execute Docker containers commands
• Demo - Working with Containers

Lesson 04 - Build Manage and Distribute Images

• Docker Base Images
• Accessing Docker Images
• Demo - Working with Docker Images
• Working with Docker Registry
• Utilize Search in a Registry
• Dockerfile Directives
• Validating Docker Image
• Publishing Image to Docker Hub
• Demo - Create Docker Images for Apache Web Server
• Transfer Docker Images
• Demo - Show Difference between copy and Add Command
• Demo - Show Difference between entry point and CMD

Lesson 05 - Container Configuration

• Naming Containers
• Docker Container Deployment
• Listing Docker Container
• Docker Container Logs
• Run Time Configurations
• Containers and Applications
• Application Containerization Benefits and Drawbacks
• Binding Containers with Host or Port
• Inspect Container Processes
• Demo - Docker Container Logs
• Demo - Binding Containers with Host Post

Lesson 06 - DNetworking

• Introduction to Docker Network
• Container Network Model
• Network Drivers
• Bridge Network
• Host Network
• None Network
• Overlay Network
• Macvlan Network
• Docker Container with Custom Network
• Docker Network Management

Lesson 07 - Orchestration

• Docker Container Orchestration
• Container Orchestration Tools
• Demo - Docker Compose
• Docker Swarm Architecture
• Quorum in a Swarm Cluster
• Docker Services

Lesson 08 - Docker Container Storage and Volumes

• Overview of Storage Drivers
• Storage Types
• Device Mapper
• Demo - Change Storage Driver
• File System in Containers
• File System Mount
• Introduction to Docker Volume
• Demo - Create Bind Mount Directory
• Demo - Create Docker Volume and Attach to Container

Lesson 09 - Docker Security

• Container Security
• DTR Webhooks
• UCP Client Bundles
• LDAP
• MTLS (Mutual Transport Layer Security)
• Docker Content Trust (DCT)
• Namespaces
• Control Groups