Course 31 - Dive Into Docker | Episode 10: Management, Versions, and Complex Microservices

Course 31 - Dive Into Docker | Episode 10: Management, Versions, and Complex Microservices

From CyberCode Academy by CyberCode Academy

April 29, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

This episode covers Docker Compose workflows, API versions, and a real-world microservices case study.

In this lesson, you’ll learn about: Docker Compose workflows, API versions, and real-world microservices orchestration1. Essential Docker Compose Commands & WorkflowUsing Docker Compose, you can manage your entire application lifecycle with a few commands:🔹 Core Commands docker-compose up → Start services docker-compose build → Build images docker-compose stop → Stop containers docker-compose ps → List running containers docker-compose logs → View logs ⚡ Efficient Development Shortcutdocker-compose up --build -d Builds images Pulls dependencies Starts everything in detached mode 👉 This is the most commonly used real-world command🔹 Scaling Servicesdocker-compose up --scale web=3 Runs multiple instances of a service Useful for: Load balancing Testing distributed systems 🔹 Overriding Dockerfile Behaviorcommand: python worker.py Overrides CMD from Dockerfile Lets you reuse the same image for: Web server Background worker Scheduler 2. API Versions & Evolution Docker Compose started as: Fig (community project) 🔹 Version ComparisonVersionKey Featuresv1Legacy, no service/network namespacesv2Introduced networks, volumes improvementsv3Modern standard, supports scaling &amp…

Topics covered

  • Docker
  • Microservices
  • API Versions
  • Docker Compose
  • Orchestration

Keywords

  • Docker Compose
  • microservices
  • API versions
  • orchestration
  • scaling services

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Docker, Flask, Node.js, .NET, Redis, PostgreSQL

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