Docker for Rails Developers
INTERACTIVE COURSE

Docker for Rails Developers

Beginner

104 Lessons

10h

Certificate of Completion

Docker for Rails Developers
3 Assessments
46 Playgrounds
18 Quizzes
67 Illustrations

Takeaway Skills

Learn the Docker fundamentals you need to know to get you off the ground

Get your hands dirty making and running the real Rails app

Learn how Compose allows adding multiple services

Learn to integrate a frontend option with your Rails app

Use Docker to deploy the Rails app to Cloud

Course Overview

This course is your field manual for building Rails applications with Docker. To kick things off, you’ll start by learning the basics of Docker like architecture, images, and containers. You will then be introduced to Docker Compose and use it to build up to a multiservice application with Redis. You will then work to get your Dockerized setup to play nice with JavaScript, using both the standard asset pipeline and webpacker, Rails’ newest approach for integrating modern JavaScript front ends. Lastly, y...Show More

Course Content

1

Introduction

2

A Brave New World

3

Running a Rails App in a Container

4

Fine-Tuning Our Rails Image

5

Describing Our App Declaratively with Docker Compose

6

Beyond the App: Adding Redis

6 Lessons

Docker for Rails Developer—Exam 1

Assessment

7

Adding a Database: Postgres

7 Lessons

8

Playing Nice with JavaScript

6 Lessons

9

Testing in a Dockerized Environment

8 Lessons

10

Advanced Gem Management

5 Lessons

11

Some Minor Irritations

5 Lessons

Docker for Rails Developer—Exam 2

Assessment

12

The Production Landscape

10 Lessons

13

Preparing for Production

5 Lessons

14

A Production-Like Playground

10 Lessons

15

Deploying to the Cloud

8 Lessons

Docker for Rails Developer - Exam 3

Assessment

16

Closing Thoughts and Next Steps

3 Lessons

17

APPENDIX

3 Lessons

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