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    • What is Containerization
    • Introducing Docker
    • The History of Docker
    • The Benefits & Features of Docker
    • How does Containerisation Work?
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    • Introduction
    • Basic Docker Syntax
    • Running Your First Container
    • Intro to Dockerfiles
    • Intro to Docker Compose
    • Intro to the Docker Socket
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    • Kubernetes 101
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    • Kubernetes Configuration
    • Kubectl
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  • Container Vulnerabilities
    • Container Vulnerabilities 101
    • Vulnerability 1: Privileged Containers (Capabilities)
    • Vulnerability 2: Escaping via Exposed Docker Daemon
    • Vulnerability 3: Remote Code Execution via Exposed Docker Daemon
    • Vulnerability 4: Abusing Namespaces
  • Container Hardening
    • Protecting the Docker Daemon
    • Implementing Control Groups
    • Preventing "Over-Privileged" Containers
    • Seccomp & AppArmor 101
    • Reviewing Docker Images
    • Compliance & Benchmarking
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The History of Docker

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Last updated 8 months ago

Originally created by Solomon Hykes in 2013, Docker is open-source and has become a well-renowned name within containerisation.

Docker started as an internal project for dotCloud (a PaaS provider), where it was then showcased in PyCon in 2013 and then quickly made open-source.

While containerisation's original concepts started in 1979 with Unix V7, Docker has made containerisation a popular technology since its release in 2013. Docker’s popularity is due to making the benefits of containerisation accessible and modern.

As of April 2022, It is fair to say that Docker is extremely popular. To be precise:

  • 13 million developers are using Docker [1]

  • There are 7 million applications made and ready to use with Docker [2]

  • 13 billion applications are downloaded monthly! [3]

  • …and this is just from the official repository

[1, 2]. 04/2022

[3]. 04/2022

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