#Docker

41 tutorials tagged with "Docker"

CVE-2026-80521: Check the Kernel, Not Docker

CVE-2026-80521 is a host-kernel bug, CVSS 7.8, and Ubuntu has not shipped a fix for the vulnerable packages. Match the package name before you patch Docker.

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CrowdStrike's SBOM Now Feeds a Container Rebuild

RapidFort hooked Falcon Cloud Security at Fal.Con 2026. The pitch is hardened images from someone else's scan data, swapped in without touching app code.

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Don't Give AI Agents Your Host Docker Socket

OpenAI agents escaped containers and hit Hugging Face workers in 13 hours. Here's how to isolate agent workloads with Docker Sandboxes, Firecracker, and a socket you do not mount.

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Plex Urges Update to 1.43.3: 300,000 Servers Are Exposed

Plex patched multiple security flaws with 1.43.3, but thousands of servers are still reachable online. Here's how to update on Docker, NAS, and Linux.

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Docker Multi-Stage Builds: A Practical Guide to Production-Ready Images

Master multi-stage builds to create smaller, more secure Docker images. Learn builder patterns, caching strategies, and real-world examples.

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Docker Init: Scaffold Any Project With Best-Practice Containers in One Command

Stop copy-pasting Dockerfiles from Stack Overflow. Docker init detects your stack and generates a Dockerfile, .dockerignore, and compose.yaml that follow Docker's own best practices.

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Docker Build Secrets: How to Stop Leaking Credentials Into Your Image Layers

A practical guide to using BuildKit's --secret flag to keep passwords, tokens, and keys out of your Docker images for good.

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Docker VMM: How to Switch to Docker's New Virtualization Engine

Docker has replaced its third-party virtualization library with a first-party hypervisor. Here's what changed, why it matters, and how to switch.

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Docker Image Optimization: Slim Bases, Multi-Stage Builds, and the 832MB Lesson

Your Docker images are probably 3x bigger than they need to be. Here's how to cut them down with slim bases and multi-stage builds, and why it matters in production.

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Docker Security Hardening: 9 Steps to Lock Down Production Containers

Practical commands and configurations to harden Docker in production. From rootless mode to network segmentation, these steps reduce your attack surface.

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Why Homelabbers Are Moving Away From Docker (And What to Use Instead)

Docker Compose has been the homelab standard for years, but root-level daemons, YAML sprawl, and opaque troubleshooting are pushing self-hosters toward Podman, Quadlet, and systemd-native alternatives. Here's what's changing and how to migrate.

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Automating Container Health Checks in CI/CD Pipelines: A Practical Guide

Learn how to integrate Docker health checks into your CI/CD pipeline to catch failing containers before they reach production. Covers GitHub Actions, container monitoring patterns, and automated rollback strategies.

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Docker Hardened Images: What They Are and Why Your Production Containers Need Them

Docker's new Hardened Images (DHIs) bring signed attestations, distroless variants, and compliance-ready configurations to container security. Here's what sysadmins and DevOps engineers need to know about deploying them in production.

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Stop Manually Restarting Crashing Containers: Health Checks and Auto-Healing in Docker 2026

Docker health checks have been around for years, but most people still use them wrong — or not at all. This guide covers proper HEALTHCHECK directives, Docker Compose health check patterns, and how to combine them with auto-healing for production workloads.

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CVE-2026-20896: The Gitea Docker Flaw That Takes One Header to Own Your Server

A critical Docker image default in Gitea lets attackers gain admin access with a single HTTP header. Here's how CVE-2026-20896 works, how to check if you're vulnerable, and how to fix it in five minutes.

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Critical Gitea Docker Vulnerability (CVE-2026-20896): Patch Your Self-Hosted Git Server Now

A CVSS 9.8 critical vulnerability in Gitea Docker images allows attackers to impersonate any user via reverse proxy misconfiguration. The flaw is under active exploitation. Here's how to check if you're affected and patch immediately.

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Docker Compose Watch: Kill the Rebuild Loop and Hot-Reload Like It's 2026

Stop rebuilding entire container images every time you change a line of code. This hands-on guide covers Docker Compose Watch's sync, rebuild, and sync+restart actions with real-world examples for Node.js, Python, and Go development.

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Docker Log Rotation Done Right: Stop Your Containers from Eating Your Disk

Unchecked container logs can quietly fill your production disk in days. This guide covers Docker logging drivers, rotation configs, and a Loki+Grafana stack so you never wake up to a full /var/lib/docker again.

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Docker Compose Profiles: Stop Starting Services You Don't Need

Learn how to use Docker Compose profiles to selectively start services for development, testing, and production — all from a single compose file. Practical examples with debug tools, monitoring stacks, and CI/CD integration.

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Docker Container Resource Limits with cgroups v2: A Complete Guide for 2026

Learn how to properly configure Docker container resource limits using cgroups v2, including CPU, memory, I/O throttling, and PIDs to prevent resource contention on production Linux servers.

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Docker Compose in Production: 8 Patterns for Resilient Deployments in 2026

Learn battle-tested Docker Compose patterns for production environments including health checks, network segmentation, secrets management, and rolling updates with recent security considerations.

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Docker Multi-Stage Builds: The Complete Production Optimization Guide

Master Docker multi-stage builds to shrink image sizes by up to 98%, harden container security, and speed up deployments. Practical examples for Node.js, Python, and Go with production-ready patterns.

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7 Docker Security Best Practices You Should Implement Before Your Next Deployment

Container security isn't optional anymore. From image scanning to network policies, these seven practices will harden your Docker deployments against the most common attack vectors in 2026.

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Docker Container Networking: Bridge, Host, Overlay, and MACVLAN Explained

A hands-on guide covering configuration, troubleshooting, and best practices for docker container networking: bridge, host, overlay, and macvlan explained.

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Docker Secrets Management: Securing Sensitive Data in Swarm and Compose

A hands-on guide covering configuration, troubleshooting, and best practices for docker secrets management - securing sensitive data in swarm and compose.

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Docker Container Crash Loop: Diagnosing and Fixing Exit Code 1 and 137

A hands-on guide covering configuration, troubleshooting, and best practices for docker container crash loop - diagnosing and fixing exit code 1 and 137.

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Docker Rootless Mode: Running Containers Without Root Privileges for Better Security

A hands-on guide covering configuration, troubleshooting, and best practices for docker rootless mode - running containers without root privileges for better security.

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Docker Multi-Architecture Image Building: Supporting ARM and x86 from One Dockerfile

A hands-on guide covering configuration, troubleshooting, and best practices for docker multi-architecture image building: supporting arm and x86 from one dockerfile.

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Docker Container Resource Monitoring: CPU, Memory, and I/O Tracking with cAdvisor

A hands-on guide covering configuration, troubleshooting, and best practices for docker container resource monitoring - cpu, memory, and i/o tracking with cadvisor.

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Docker Compose Health Checks: Ensuring Service Availability in Production

A hands-on guide covering configuration, troubleshooting, and best practices for docker compose health checks - ensuring service availability in production.

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Docker BuildKit Cache Optimization: Speed Up Your Image Builds

A hands-on guide covering configuration, troubleshooting, and best practices for docker buildkit cache optimization - speed up your image builds.

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Docker Hardened System Packages Complete Guide: 2026 Container Security Standard

Docker launches Hardened System Packages in March 2026, extending security from base images to individual system packages. Learn about SLSA Build Level 3, near-zero CVE guarantee, and configuration examples.

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Docker Networking Explained: Bridge, Host, and Overlay Modes

Learn how Docker networking works with practical examples. This tutorial covers bridge, host, overlay, and macvlan network modes with hands-on commands.

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Docker Compose: Deploy Multi-Container Applications

Learn how to use Docker Compose to define and run multi-container Docker applications with practical examples, production-ready configurations, and best practices for modern deployment.

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Container Deployment Strategies: Production Patterns and Best Practices

Master production container deployment with blue-green, canary, and rolling strategies. Learn how to release updates with zero downtime and minimal risk.

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Docker Container Health Checks: Best Practices

Implement effective container health checks in Docker. This guide covers HEALTHCHECK instructions, monitoring strategies, and integration with orchestrators.

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Docker Security Best Practices: Protecting Containerized Applications

Secure your Docker containers with essential security practices. Learn about image scanning, container isolation, secrets management, and runtime protection.

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Docker Volume Management: Persistent Storage Guide

Master Docker volume management for persistent data. This guide covers volume creation, backup, migration, and advanced storage configurations for production databases and applications.

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Kubernetes Basics: A Beginner's Guide to Container Orchestration

Master Kubernetes fundamentals including pods, services, deployments, and ingress controllers. This tutorial covers essential concepts and practical configurations for container orchestration.

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PostgreSQL in Docker: Production Deployment Guide

Deploy PostgreSQL containers with Docker for persistent database storage. Learn configuration management, backup strategies, high availability, and security hardening for production PostgreSQL deployments.

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Redis in Docker: Complete Container Deployment Guide

Deploy Redis containers with Docker for caching, session storage, and message queuing. Learn configuration management, data persistence, and high availability patterns for production Redis deployments.

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