Docker Essential Training
Manage the full container lifecycle with everyday Docker commands and choose correctly between Docker, Podman, VMs and Kubernetes pods. Learn Docker through a clear Foundation to Advanced path, with hands-on labs, live cohort options, certification support and full LMS access.
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Self-paced video subscription
Billed yearly at ₹9,996. This includes all four levels, complete LMS access for one year, plus 20+ additional courses and 50+ tools access.
- All four Docker levels in one price.
- 20+ additional courses and 50+ tools included, even when subscribing to one course.
- Best fit for learners who want full-library access and flexible progress.
Live & Interactive session
Instructor-led cohort, max 8 to 10 hours, with demos, labs, Q&A, assignments and practical review.
- Live small-batch cohort from soon.
- Interactive discussion and lab troubleshooting.
- Recommended for teams that need guided implementation.
1:1 Live training
The same agenda, taught one-to-one by the trainer. Start immediately, without waiting for the next batch. Max 8 to 10 hours, one-to-one.
About Docker Essential Training.
Understand where Docker fits in modern software delivery, what this level covers, and how the program builds practical confidence step by step.
Program overview
Docker is taught as a practical technical skill for modern engineering, operations and platform teams. The course explains where the tool fits, how it is used in real delivery environments, and how learners can apply it through guided practice.
This DevOpsSchool Docker program is built for working professionals who want usable skills instead of only conceptual exposure. The training emphasizes live examples, workflow clarity, operational controls and progressive skill depth from Foundation to Essential.
Private Docker training for delivery teams, platform groups and engineering organizations.
DevOpsSchool provides corporate Docker training for teams that need faster adoption, workflow standardization, administrative control, integration guidance and governance-ready rollout. Private batches can be aligned to development practice, release workflow, access model, maturity level and internal tooling.
- Private online or classroom delivery for engineering teams
- Aligned to Docker usage maturity, admin depth and collaboration patterns
- Useful for rollout, migration, governance and workflow consistency goals
- Can be tailored for developers, administrators, DevOps teams and leadership stakeholders
Why teams use DevOpsSchool
DevOpsSchool combines live demonstration, practical workflow discussion, implementation-oriented examples, and strong post-session learning support. That makes the training more usable for real teams than generic slide-led courses.
Choose any level. The page still shows the full progression.
Foundation, Essential, Intermediate and Advanced are presented as one linked training flow. Self-paced buyers get all levels by default, even if they start from only one course page.
Instructor-led, self-paced and corporate delivery options.
Compare delivery format, duration, level access and batch style. Fees are shown only in the top decision panel and once again after the agenda.
| Duration | Mode | Level access | Batch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 to 10 Hrs. max | Live & Interactive | Essential | Public batch |
| 8 to 10 Hrs. max | 1:1 Live training | Essential | Starts immediately |
| 1 year LMS access | Self-paced video | All 4 levels | Anytime access |
| 2 Days | Corporate | Docker Essential Training | Private team batch |
What learners should be able to do after Docker training.
The outcomes are written for practical delivery teams: developers, DevOps engineers, release engineers, administrators and technical leads.
Understand container internals
Explain how namespaces, cgroups, layered filesystems and the dockerd, containerd and runc stack make containers work.
Operate Docker confidently
Run, monitor and troubleshoot containers, volumes and networks with the Docker CLI on Linux and Windows hosts.
Build and ship images
Write efficient Dockerfiles, publish images to Docker Hub, Artifactory, Nexus, ECR or ACR, and run stacks with Compose.
Why this skill, what you will achieve, and who should attend.
Use this section to decide whether the course matches your role, current experience and expected Docker responsibilities before reviewing the detailed agenda.
Why Docker matters
- Docker helps teams standardize a critical part of their software delivery, infrastructure, automation or operations workflow.
- It gives learners a repeatable way to move from basic usage to confident execution in team and enterprise environments.
- For DevOps and platform teams, Docker becomes more valuable when connected with automation, governance, monitoring and delivery practices.
- Teams using Docker effectively reduce ad-hoc execution and move toward consistent engineering standards.
Objectives
- Understand Docker concepts, architecture, terminology and operational usage patterns.
- Learn practical configuration, workflow design, access controls, team usage and quality practices.
- Apply Docker in real delivery workflows using automation, integrations, traceability and governance patterns.
- Build practical confidence to use Docker for individual, team and organizational use cases.
Pre-requisites
- Basic computer literacy and familiarity with software development workflows.
- Helpful but not mandatory: introductory DevOps, cloud, automation or software delivery awareness.
- No deep programming background is required for the Foundation and Essential levels.
Who this course is for
- Developers, administrators and engineers who need practical Docker usage skills.
- DevOps engineers, release engineers, SREs and platform teams managing delivery standards.
- Engineering leads and technical managers responsible for workflow quality, access controls and governance.
- Corporate teams migrating to or standardizing on Docker.
Small-batch live training starts every month.
Weekday batches start on the 1st and weekend batches on the first Saturday of every month. One-to-one (1:1) training can start immediately; corporate sessions are scheduled on demand.
Weekend live batch
Starts on the first Saturday of every month. Weekend sessions with demos, labs and Q&A; max 10 learners.
Weekday live batch
Starts on the 1st of every month. Weekday sessions for working professionals and distributed teams; max 10 learners.
Ask advisorAgenda depth up to the selected level.
This page shows the learning flow from Foundation through Essential. Each level adds to the previous one, and the agenda stops at the current page level. Day counts are for corporate (day-wise) delivery; live online batches cover the same agenda in max 8 to 10 hours.
Foundation Level: Container concepts, Docker architecture and installationDay 1
- Required components of a running software environment: introduction of hardware, kernel, user space and the application
- Linux kernel building blocks: namespaces (pid, net, mnt, uts, ipc, user), cgroups and capabilities
- Container filesystems: boot filesystem, root filesystem, user filesystem and app filesystem
- What is Docker: introduction of Docker and containers, components of containers and how containers work
- History and origin of Docker: dotCloud, the Moby project, types of release, finding the latest Docker Engine version
- Technology used in Docker development: Go, containerd, runc, OCI image and runtime specs; official website and docs.docker.com
- Major use cases, features and advantages of Docker: dev and prod parity, microservices, CI/CD, fast startup and density
- Terminology and components of Docker: Docker Engine (dockerd), CLI, REST API, Docker Registry, Docker Image, Docker Container
- Architecture of Docker: client-server model and how docker run flows through dockerd, containerd and runc
- Workflow of Docker: build, ship and run lifecycle; best alternatives such as Podman, nerdctl with containerd and LXC
- Installing Docker: CentOS 7 and RHEL repositories, Ubuntu 20.04 and later apt repository, Windows Server 2019
- Configuring Docker: daemon.json basics, systemctl enable docker, the docker group for non-root use, hello-world check
Essential Level = Foundation + Container lifecycle, comparisons and everyday commandsDay 2 · 2 days cumulative
- Basic workflow of container using Docker: pull, run, list and remove; commonly used commands in Docker
- Container lifecycle: create, start, stop, restart, pause, unpause, remove and kill a Docker container
- Lifecycle differences: docker stop vs start, pause vs unpause (cgroup freezer), stop (SIGTERM) vs kill (SIGKILL)
- Docker container vs virtual machines and vs Kubernetes pod: kernel sharing, isolation, density, pod shared namespaces
- Docker container vs Podman container: daemonless and rootless design, pods and CLI compatibility
- Runtime comparison: dockerd vs containerd, dockerd vs CRI-O, CRI-O vs runc and where each sits in the stack
- Advance workflow of containers using Docker: importance of PID 1 in a container, signal handling, --init and tini
- docker run command with example: -d, -it, -p, -e, --rm, restart policies and how to set the name of the container
- Using containers on a daily basis: docker exec and docker attach with examples, how to detach with Ctrl-P Ctrl-Q
- Container file operations: copying files and dirs with docker cp, docker diff use cases, docker rename
- Inspect and ports: docker inspect with --format and docker port to list port mappings or a specific mapping
- Runtime changes: docker update to change CPU and memory limits of one or more containers, docker wait use cases
- Docker Desktop: introduction, installation and configurations, Docker Desktop vs Docker Engine
Choose live training or a full year of self-paced access.
If someone buys Foundation, Essential, Intermediate or Advanced as self-paced video, the price stays the same and access is granted to all four levels by default.
Self-paced video subscription
Billed yearly at ₹9,996. This includes all four levels, complete LMS access for one year, plus 20+ additional courses and 50+ tools access.
- All four Docker levels in one price.
- 20+ additional courses and 50+ tools included, even when subscribing to one course.
- Best fit for learners who want full-library access and flexible progress.
Live & Interactive session
Instructor-led cohort, max 8 to 10 hours, with demos, labs, Q&A, assignments and practical review.
- Live small-batch cohort from soon.
- Interactive discussion and lab troubleshooting.
- Recommended for teams that need guided implementation.
1:1 Live training
The same agenda, taught one-to-one by the trainer. Start immediately, without waiting for the next batch. Max 8 to 10 hours, one-to-one.
- Start immediately: no waiting for the monthly batch.
- One learner, one trainer: full attention on your questions.
- Sessions planned around your working hours.
- Your pace, with examples from your own projects and tools.
Method of training and assessment.
The course emphasizes practical demonstration, hands-on labs and assignment-based validation instead of passive lecture-only learning.
| SL | Method of training and assessment | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Understanding the problem space | 5% |
| 2 | Concept discussion | 10% |
| 3 | Live demo and walkthrough | 25% |
| 4 | Lab and hands-on exercises | 50% |
| 5 | Assignments and evaluation | 10% |
Labs, exercises and real workflow practice.
Every level moves from explanation to hands-on practice, review and troubleshooting.
Install Docker and run containers
Install Docker Engine on Ubuntu, configure it to start on boot for a non-root user, and run hello-world and an Nginx container.
Operate containers day to day
Run, inspect, update and troubleshoot a set of web and database containers using exec, cp, diff, port and update commands.
Docker is taught as part of a working delivery ecosystem.
You learn where the tool sits in the wider engineering workflow, not in isolation.
Core foundations
Terminology, concepts, architecture and the operating model behind the tool.
Workflow traceability
Map practical work to tasks, approvals, documentation and delivery visibility.
Automation and integration
Use Docker with validation checks, automation hooks and delivery workflows.
Governance controls
Operate with permissions, approvals, policy checks and production-safe workflows.
How your practical work is assessed.
Your certificate is backed by labs, assignments, capstone thinking and completion evidence.
Assignments
Level-specific assignments verify setup, configuration, workflow quality and operating discipline.
Hands-on validation
Learners are expected to complete practical usage, automation and troubleshooting exercises.
Completion record
Certificate issuance is tied to demonstrated participation, practical completion and course-level coverage.
Led by Rajesh Kumar and the DevOpsSchool practitioner network.
Training is grounded in practical DevOps, SRE, security, release and platform engineering experience with real enterprise delivery context.
Earn a DevOpsSchool Docker certificate.
Completion includes a digital certificate with credential details, practical assignments and a learning record aligned to the selected Docker level.
Certificate verificationCertificate of Completion
Docker Essential Training
Unique credential ID, verifiable online
What learners say about training with Rajesh Kumar.
“Rajesh is very good trainer. Rajesh was able to resolve our queries and question effectively. We really liked the hands-on examples covered during this training program.”
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“The training was very useful and interactive. Rajesh helped develop the confidence of all.”
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Used by developers, DevOps engineers, release leads and engineering managers.
Private batches are available for teams that want the same agenda aligned to their own tools and workflows.
Why this Docker path is different.
The value is not only one course. The subscription unlocks the full learning ecosystem for one year.
| Feature | DevOpsSchool Docker Training | Typical short course |
|---|---|---|
| Levels | Foundation, Essential, Intermediate, Advanced | Single generic syllabus |
| Self-paced access | All four levels plus 20+ courses and 50+ tools | Usually one course only |
| Live training | Demos, labs, Q&A and assignment review | Often lecture-heavy |
| Certificate | DevOpsSchool completion certificate | Varies by provider |
Questions learners ask before joining.
Does Foundation cost less than Advanced?
No. Self-paced pricing is intentionally the same because access includes all four levels by default.
What is included in the yearly subscription?
One year of complete LMS access, all four levels for the selected course, plus 20+ additional courses and 50+ tools access.
Can corporate teams request customization?
Yes. The live format can be aligned to team tools, governance requirements, workflows and internal delivery standards.
What is the recommended sequence?
Foundation → Essential → Intermediate → Advanced. The agenda is designed so each level builds on the previous one.
Talk to DevOpsSchool before choosing the batch.
Use this support section for batch questions, corporate planning, LMS access clarifications, or guidance on which Docker level fits your team.
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Training snapshots and certificate preview.
A look at the completion certificate and the course.
Certificate preview
See what course completion evidence looks like.
Tool-focused training
Course visuals reinforce the Docker workflow and subject area.
Live batch experience
Training supports live online, private team and workshop-style delivery.
Start Docker Essential training.
Next weekday batch starts on the 1st; weekend batch on the first Saturday. Batches are capped at 10 learners. Send your details and DevOpsSchool will share the syllabus and batch options.