Chapter 9. Container orchestration: managing multiple Docker containers

This chapter covers

  • Managing Docker containers on a single host
  • Deploying containers to multiple hosts
  • Retrieving information about where containers have been deployed

The technology Docker is built on has existed for a while in different forms, but Docker is the solution that’s managed to grab the interest of the technology industry. This puts Docker in an enviable position—the mindshare did the initial job of kickstarting an ecosystem of tools, which became a self-perpetuating cycle of people being drawn into the ecosystem and contributing back to it.

This is particularly evident when it comes to orchestration. After seeing a list of company names with offerings ...

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