# 0. Resources

## Docker resources

* [What is Docker and When to Use It](https://www.ctl.io/developers/blog/post/what-is-docker-and-when-to-use-it/) clearly delineates what Docker is and what it isn't. This is a good article for when you're first wrapping your head around Docker conceptually.
* [rubber-docker](https://github.com/Fewbytes/rubber-docker) is an open source repository and tutorial that shows you how to recreate a simplified version of Docker to better understand what it's doing under the hood.
* [Andrew Baker](https://github.com/atbaker) presented a fantastic tutorial at [PyOhio](http://andrewtorkbaker.com/pyohio-docker-101-tutorial) on [beginner and advanced Docker usage](https://github.com/atbaker/docker-tutorial). Andrew also wrote the article [what containers can do for you](http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/01/what-containers-can-do-for-you.html).
* [Docker curriculum](http://prakhar.me/docker-curriculum/) is a detailed tutorial created by a developer to show the exact steps for deploying an application that relies on [Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/).
* [How To Install and Use Docker on Ubuntu 16.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-docker-on-ubuntu-16-04) provides a walkthrough for Ubuntu 16.04 for installing and beginning to use Docker for development.
* [It Really is the Future](http://blog.circleci.com/it-really-is-the-future/) discusses Docker and containers in the context of whether it's all just a bunch of hype or if this is a real trend for infrastructure automation. This is a great read to set the context for why these tools are important.
* [Docker Jumpstart](https://github.com/odewahn/docker-jumpstart/) is a comprehensive introduction to what Docker is and how to get started with using the tool.
* If you want to quickly use Docker on Mac OS X, check out these concise instructions[for setting up your Docker workflow on OS X in 60 seconds](https://www.twilio.com/blog/2015/07/docker-workflow-on-osx-in-60-seconds.html).
* [What the Bleep is Docker?](http://pythonforengineers.com/what-the-bleep-is-docker/) is a plain English explanation with examples of what Docker provides and what it can be used for in your environment.
* [Docker in Practice - A Guide for Engineers](https://zwischenzugs.wordpress.com/2015/03/14/docker-in-practice-a-guide-for-engineers/) is an explanation of the concepts and philosophy by the authors of the new Manning Docker book in early access format.
* [Eight Docker Development Patterns](http://www.hokstad.com/docker/patterns) shares lessons learned and explains how to work with the containers so you get more use out of them during development.
* [Building Docker containers from scratch](http://datakurre.pandala.org/2015/07/building-docker-containers-from-scratch.html) is a short tutorial for creating a Docker container with a specific configuration.
* [10 things to avoid in Docker containers](http://developerblog.redhat.com/2016/02/24/10-things-to-avoid-in-docker-containers/) provides a lot of "don'ts" that you'll want to consider before bumping up against the limitations of how containers should be used.
* [Docker Internals](http://docker-saigon.github.io/post/Docker-Internals/) presents Linux containers and how Docker uses them as its base for how the project works. This article is a great way to bridge what you know about Docker with a more traditional Linux operating system architecture understanding.
* This post gives an overview and [comparison of Docker GUIs](https://blog.codeship.com/docker-guis/) which can be handy for monitoring your Docker containers.

## Python-specific Docker resources

* [Dockering Django, uWSGI and PostgreSQL the serious way](https://www.eidel.io/2017/07/10/dockerizing-django-uwsgi-postgres/) walks through both the code and the error messages that will likely crop up as you attempt to container-ize a [Django](https://www.fullstackpython.com/django.html) project that uses a [PostgreSQL](https://www.fullstackpython.com/postgresql.html) database on the backend.
* [How to deploy Django using Docker](https://www.stavros.io/posts/how-deploy-django-docker/) assumes you already have the basic grasp of working with Docker and jumps right into a Django deployment. The post shows you how to set up your `Dockerfile` and explains that [GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/) can be used to to build this Docker image.
* [Hosting Python WSGI applications using Docker](http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/12/hosting-python-wsgi-applications-using.html) shows how to use Docker in WSGI application deployments specifically using mod\_wsgi.
* [How to Containerize Python Web Applications](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/docker-explained-how-to-containerize-python-web-applications) is an extensive tutorial that uses a Flask application and deploys it using a Docker container.
* [How to use Django, PostgreSQL, and Docker](https://wsvincent.com/django-docker-postgresql/) shows how to get a [Django](https://www.fullstackpython.com/django.html) project that uses [PostgreSQL](https://www.fullstackpython.com/postgresql.html) as its back end running in Docker.
* [Docker in Action - Fitter, Happier, More Productive ](https://realpython.com/blog/python/docker-in-action-fitter-happier-more-productive/)is a killer tutorial that shows how to combine Docker with CircleCI to continuously deploy a Flask application.
* [Building smaller Python Docker images](https://simonwillison.net/2018/Nov/19/smaller-python-docker-images/) examines how to inspect layers in Dockerfiles and minimize the overhead of what images contain for better performance.
* [The Flask Mega-Tutorial Part XIX: Deployment on Docker Containers](https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-flask-mega-tutorial-part-xix-deployment-on-docker-containers) is one post in [Miguel Grinberg](https://github.com/miguelgrinberg)'s absolutely spectacular [Flask](https://www.fullstackpython.com/flask.html) application series.
* [Deploying Django Applications in Docker](http://handlebarcreative.tumblr.com/post/104881545637/deploying-django-applications-in-docker) explains some of the concepts behind using Docker for Python deployments and shows how to specifically use it for deploying Django.
* [A Docker primer – from zero to a running Django app](https://ochronus.com/docker-primer-django/) provides specific commands and expected output for running Django apps with Docker and Vagrant.
* [Using Docker and Docker Compose to replace virtualenv](https://www.calazan.com/using-docker-and-docker-compose-for-local-django-development-replacing-virtualenv/) is a tutorial for using Docker instead of virtualenv for dependency isolation.
* Lincoln Loop wrote up [a closer look at Docker](https://lincolnloop.com/blog/closer-look-docker/) from the perspective of Python developers handling deployments.
* Curious how pip and Docker can be used together? Read this article on [Efficient management Python projects dependencies with Docker](https://jpetazzo.github.io/2013/12/01/docker-python-pip-requirements/).
* [Python virtual environments and Docker](http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2016/01/python-virtual-environments-and-docker.html) goes into detail on whether virtual environments should be used with Docker and how system packages can generally be a safer route to go.
* [Dockerizing Django with Postgres, Gunicorn, and Nginx](https://testdriven.io/dockerizing-django-with-postgres-gunicorn-and-nginx) details how to configure Django to run on Docker along with Postgres, Nginx and Gunicorn.
* [Dockerizing a Python Django Web Application](https://semaphoreci.com/community/tutorials/dockerizing-a-python-django-web-application) is another in-depth tutorial on combining Docker with [Django](https://www.fullstackpython.com/django.html).

