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DevOps and Docker

DevOps and Docker

Let us now understand the use of Docker in DevOps. Let us take a quick look at the DevOps methodology. Defining DevOps is not a trivial task, but the term itself consists of two parts, Dev and Ops. Dev refers to the development of software and Ops refers to the operations. A simple definition for DevOps would be that it means the release, configuring, and monitoring of software is in the hands of every person who develops it. DevOps is a development methodology aimed at bridging the gap between development and operations, emphasizing communication, collaboration, and continuous integration, along with the quality assurance, and delivery with automated deployment using a set of development practices. In DevOps, the coding, building, testing, and deployment of the application code is being done continuously. Therefore, we need many tools hand-in-hand to ensure we comply with the DevOps process and the culture. Out of many, Docker is the one which eases the continuous application…

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