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Docker Swarm Basics

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Docker Swarm Architecture

Understanding Docker Swarm

What is Docker Swarm?

Docker Swarm is Docker's native orchestration solution, built directly into Docker Engine. It turns a pool of Docker hosts into a single virtual host.

Swarm Mode Architecture

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Key Components

  • Node: A Docker host participating in the Swarm
  • Manager Node: Orchestrates and manages the cluster
  • Worker Node: Runs tasks (containers)
  • Service: Definition of tasks to run on nodes
  • Task: A running container instance
  • Stack: Group of services (like Compose)

Initializing Swarm

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Swarm Management Commands

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