Welcome to this simple Docker tutorial for beginners, perfect if you’re new to Docker, Docker Desktop, containers, images, Dockerfiles, or modern DevOps workflows. In this step-by-step Docker guide, you’ll learn exactly what Docker is, how Docker works, why developers use containers, and how to create your first Docker container from scratch.
We’ll walk through installing Docker Desktop, verifying your Docker Engine setup, pulling your first container, and creating a fully working Python Flask application running inside Docker. This tutorial is ideal for anyone learning software engineering, DevOps, cloud computing, backend development, or containerization for the first time.
Shoutout to @dontmakelies for her editing work!
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