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Introduction to Docker for Research NOTE THIS IS NOW CALLED Introduction to Docker and Podman

This lesson covers the fundamentals of Docker, including creating containers, managing Docker images, and using Docker for software reproducibility and deployment.

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Slug introduction-to-docker-for-research-note-this-is-now-called-introduction-to-docker-and-podman
Pathway Maintaining & Sustaining Software
Subtopic —
Skill Level Beginner
OSS Role(s) Contributor, Maintainer
Resource Type tutorial
Time Required 6m
Author HSF Training Team
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords Docker, containers, reproducibility, software deployment, research
Language(s) en

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Audience Researchers, Software Developers, HPC Engineers
Competency Required Basic understanding of software development and command line usage
Creative Work Status Active
Date Created 2020-10-01
Date Modified 2023-03-15
Date Published 2020-11-01
Domain General Open Source
Identifier https://hsf-training.github.io/hsf-training-docker/index.html
Is Part Of HSF Training Series
Learning Objectives After this lesson, the learner should be able to: - Explain what containers are and how they differ from virtual machines - Demonstrate how to create and manage Docker containers - Apply Docker to ensure reproducibility in research software - Identify use cases for containerization in scientific computing - Create Docker images for software development and deployment
Mentions Docker Hub, https://hub.docker.com, A repository for sharing and managing Docker images
Ospo Relevance Moderate
Prerequisite Notes for bonus episode | introduction-to-unix-command-line | introduction-to-version-control-with-git
Sorting Id 27
Teaches The student will be able to create, manage, and share Docker containers for software development and reproducible research.
Topic Research, DevOps
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