Mastering Docker from Scratch to Scale: From Basics to CI/CD, Orchestration, and Production Deployme

Mastering Docker from Scratch to Scale is the ultimate hands-on guide for mastering Docker in real-world, production-grade environments. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced DevOps engineer, this book walks you through the complete Docker lifecycle - from fundamentals to orchestration, security, and enterprise deployment.

Learn to build, scale, and secure Docker containers with real-world labs, CI/CD pipelines, and step-by-step guidance. This is more than just theory - it's a production playbook for modern DevSecOps teams.

• Docker installation, images, volumes, and networking fundamentals

• Mastery of Docker Compose and advanced multi-container setups

• Swarm clustering, rootless containers, and container hardening

• Secure CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions + DockerHub

• Monitoring with Grafana, Loki, Suricata, and advanced logging

• 15+ case studies: DevSecOps, Blockchain, SRE, Cloud-native patterns

• Full DCA (Docker Certified Associate) exam domain alignment

• Bonus: DockerHub automation, Podman/Buildah comparisons, and cloud-ready optimizations

• DevOps, SREs, and Platform Engineers

• Cloud and Cybersecurity Professionals

• Developers adopting containers and automation

• Students preparing for Docker or DCA certification

• Technical leaders implementing secure DevOps pipelines

Authored by Sudipta Biswas, a CISO and DevSecOps architect with 20 years of experience, this book distills enterprise-scale containerization into actionable insights, code samples, and downloadable labs.

Whether you're starting from scratch or optimizing at scale - this is the Docker guide you've been waiting for.