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Introduction to Volumes and Persistent Data

Explore how Docker manages persistent and non-persistent data through volumes and local storage. Understand the role of Docker volumes in preserving data beyond container lifecycle, enabling stateful applications to securely handle important information. This lesson equips you with foundational knowledge to deploy and manage data effectively with Docker.

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Stateful applications that create and manage data are a big part of modern cloud-native apps. This chapter explains how Docker volumes help stateful applications manage their data.

The TLDR

There are two main types of data—persistent and non-persistent. ...