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Complete Docker guide split topic-wise into fundamentals and advanced production-ready concepts.

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Start[Start here 🚀] --> Intro[Introduction to Docker<br/>What, Why, How]
Intro --> Containers[What are Containers<br/>Containers vs VMs]
Containers --> Arch[Docker Architecture<br/>Client → Daemon → Registry]
Arch --> Internals[How Containers Work<br/>Namespaces, cgroups, OverlayFS]
Internals --> Install[Installing Docker]
Install --> Images[Docker Images
Pull, list, inspect]
Images --> Layers[Image Layers & Caching
Layer order, build cache]
Layers --> Running[Docker Containers
Run, stop, exec, logs]
Running --> CLI[Docker CLI Deep Dive
All core commands]
CLI --> Networking[Docker Networks
Bridge, host, overlay]
Networking --> Volumes[Docker Volumes
Persist data]
Volumes --> Resources[Resource Limits
Memory & CPU limits]
Resources --> Health[Healthchecks
Auto healing]
Health --> Advanced[Advanced Docker 🏗️]
Advanced --> Dockerfile[Deep Dive: Dockerfile
All instructions]
Dockerfile --> Optimization[Dockerfile Optimization
Smaller, faster builds]
Optimization --> Multistage[Multi-Stage Builds
Tiny production images]
Multistage --> BuildKit[BuildKit & Buildx
Modern builds, multi-platform]
BuildKit --> Compose[Docker Compose
Multi-container apps]
Compose --> Production[Docker in Production
Deploy, restart policies]
Production --> Security[Docker Security
Scanning, least privilege]
Security --> CICD[Docker CI/CD
GitHub Actions integration]
CICD --> Orchestration[Orchestration 🐝]
Orchestration --> WhyOrch[Why Orchestration?
Scaling across machines]
WhyOrch --> Swarm[Docker Swarm
Built-in orchestrator]
Swarm --> K8s[Intro to Kubernetes
Pods, Deployments, Services]
K8s --> CICDBack[CICD → Deploy → Done ✅]
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Beginner-friendly Docker notes covering containers, images, Docker CLI, volumes, networks, Docker Hub, best practices, and interview questions.

Advanced Docker notes covering Dockerfiles, optimization, multi-stage builds, Compose, production, registries, CI/CD, monitoring, backup, and troubleshooting.

Container orchestration — Docker Swarm and Kubernetes — for managing containers across multiple machines.