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THE DOCKOCK LEARNING HUB

Understand the stack.
Build with perspective.

From your first server to the systems that keep it running. Explore containers, domains, email, deployment and operations through clear guides and interactive explanations.

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NEW TO INFRASTRUCTURE?

A good place to start.

Understand the server first. Then learn what runs on it, how it scales, and how people reach it.

EXPLAINED FROM THE GROUND UP

Explore the essentials.

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14 guides to explore

VPS7 min

What is a VPS?

The server behind your application, explained from the hardware up.

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Docker8 min

What is Docker?

From application code to containers, without the mystery.

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Kubernetes8 min

What is Kubernetes?

Understand how a cluster places, scales and replaces application workloads.

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Domains & DNS7 min

What does a domain do?

Follow a name from your browser to the application behind it.

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Subdomains6 min

What is a subdomain?

Give your website, dashboard and API their own clear addresses.

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Business email8 min

Email with your own domain.

From a professional address to the servers and records that deliver its messages.

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Docker Compose7 min

What is Docker Compose?

Read a multi-container application as a connected system.

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Images & registries7 min

From code to container image.

Follow an application build from a recipe to a running release.

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HTTPS & TLS7 min

What does HTTPS protect?

See how a name, a certificate and encryption work together.

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Traffic routing7 min

Where does a request go?

Follow traffic from a public address to the right application instance.

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Persistent data7 min

Where does your data live?

Separate replaceable application processes from the data that matters.

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Backup & recovery8 min

Can you get back to working?

Build a recovery plan around the data and service you actually need back.

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Monitoring7 min

What is your application telling you?

Turn operational signals into a clearer explanation of what happened.

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Secrets & access8 min

Who can reach what?

Separate credentials from code and give each service only the access it needs.

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PUT THE IDEAS TO WORK

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Use these practical guides when you are preparing real infrastructure.

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