Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches

Elton Stoneman's practical guide teaches Docker fundamentals in bite-sized chapters meant to be completed in a lunch hour, emphasizing hands-on exercises.

The book covers Dockerfile authoring, Docker Compose, image building and optimization, multi-platform images, security scanning, and CI/CD integration.

It is aimed at developers and operators who need a solid, pragmatic foundation before moving to production orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.

The second edition updates content for modern platforms, architectures (x86/ARM), and newer Compose and Docker tooling.

It is widely used as an introductory resource to build reliable, portable container images and workflows.