Provisioning Task: Docker Container Setup

Goal

Deploy a Docker container using best practices with volumes, networking, and environment configuration.

Steps

1. Create project directory

   mkdir -p ~/projects/myapp && cd ~/projects/myapp
   

2. Write Docker Compose file

   version: '3.8'
   services:
     app:
       image: myimage:latest
       ports:
         - 8080:80
       volumes:
         - ./data:/data
       environment:
         - TZ=Europe/Brussels
   

3. Launch container

   docker compose up -d
   

4. Verify

   docker ps
   docker logs myapp_app_1
   

Output

Running containerized service with persistent volumes and logs.