Chapter 2

Here are some sample answers to the questions presented in this chapter:

1. docker-machine can be used for the following scenarios:
   1. To create a VM on various providers such as VirtualBox, Hyper-V, AWS, MS Azure, or Google Compute Engine that will serve as a Docker Host.
   2. To start, stop, or kill a previously generated VM.
   3. To SSH into a local or remote Docker Host VM created with this tool.
   4. To re-generate certificates for the secure use of a Docker Host VM.
2. A. True. Yes, with Docker for Windows, you can develop and run Linux containers. It is also possible, but not discussed in this book, to develop and run native Windows containers with this edition of Docker for Desktop. With the macOS edition, you can only develop and run Linux containers.

 

3. Scripts are used to automate processes and hence avoid human errors. Building, testing, sharing, and running Docker...