Show HN: My first book: Orchestrating Docker

http://www.amazon.com/Orchestrating-Docker-Shrikrishna-Holla/dp/1783984783

by shrikrishna • 11 years ago

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sciurus3• 11 years ago

My first though on reading the title was "How can you write a book about docker and orchestration now? The tech is too immature and evolving too quickly." From the table of contents, it looks like the book doesn't actually focus on orchestration.

  1: UNBOXING DOCKER
  Installing Docker
  OpenStack
  Inception: Build Docker in Docker
  Verifying Installation
  Useful tips
  Summary

  2: DOCKER CLI AND DOCKERFILE
  Docker terminologies
  Docker commands
  Running your own project
  Dockerfile
  Docker workflow - pull-use-modify-commit-push
  Automated Builds
  Summary

  3: CONFIGURING DOCKER CONTAINERS
  Constraining resources
  Managing data in containers with volumes
  Configuring Docker to use a different storage driver
  Configuring Docker's network settings
  Linking containers
  Summary

  4: AUTOMATION AND BEST PRACTICES
  Docker remote API
  Injecting processes into containers with the Docker execute command
  Service discovery
  Security
  Summary

  5: FRIENDS OF DOCKER
  Using Docker with Chef and Puppet
  Setting up an apt-cacher
  Setting up your own mini-Heroku
  Setting up a highly available service
  Summary

I found the table of contents at https://www.packtpub.com/virtualization-and-cloud/orchestrat...

shrikrishna2• 11 years ago

That is true. This is more of a book about Docker than about orchestration. The naming is unfortunate, and something that I did not have control on.

sciurus3• 11 years ago

Okay, I understand now. Congratulations on being published! I'm sure it was a lot of hard work to write this.

tostitos1979• 11 years ago

Serious question .. How does one define orchestration? Openstack heat is an example of an orchestration system as is fig. But I don't think I can define the term clearly.

sciurus3• 11 years ago

It's not a simple answer, but http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestration_(computing) characterizes it as

* Composing of architecture, tools and processes used by humans to deliver a defined Service.

* Stitching of software and hardware components together to deliver a defined Service.

* Connecting and Automating of work flows when applicable to deliver a defined Service.

chatmasta• 11 years ago

Congrats on publishing.

Since this is your first book, and you have no immediately obvious prior published authority on the matter of Docker, I recommend you improve your Amazon author profile.

Currently I see the book and think, "this looks good!" But then I ask, "wait who is this guy, and why does he know so much about Docker?" Your author profile should answer that question, but right now it's just a brief picture of your personality. Sell yourself. Explain why you are the best person to teach me about Docker.

Always establish your authority. :)

shrikrishna2• 11 years ago

Thanks for that tip! Will do.

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