# prakhar1989/docker-curriculum

:dolphin: A comprehensive tutorial on getting started with Docker!

Repository: https://github.com/prakhar1989/docker-curriculum
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-curriculum
Homepage: https://docker-curriculum.com/
Language: CSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: docker, tutorials, cloud-computing, microservices, aws, containers
Last push: 2026-08-12T01:12:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3926, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6087, forks 2212 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:34.953990+00:00)

## What it is
A comprehensive hands-on tutorial for learning Docker, from running first containers to building multi-service apps with Docker Compose and deploying to AWS. It is hosted at docker-curriculum.com and walks learners through containerizing real applications like Flask and Elasticsearch.

## Use cases
- learn docker from scratch
- containerize a flask app
- learn docker compose with multiple services
- deploy docker containers to aws
- understand dockerfiles and images
- learn multi-stage docker builds
- tutorial for docker networking

## When to choose
- you are a beginner with no Docker experience
- you want a project-based tutorial building real apps
- you want to learn deployment to AWS with containers

## When to avoid
- you need official Docker documentation or reference material
- you are an advanced user seeking deep internals or production hardening guides
- you need a certification-oriented course

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, cloud-computing, tutorials
- platform: cloud, cross-platform
- tags: docker, tutorial, containers, aws, microservices, docker-compose, hands-on-learning

## Member repositories
- prakhar1989/docker-curriculum (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.953990+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:48:18.757556+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/prakhar1989/docker-curriculum (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.953990+00:00, sha d596666f9d38)
  - homepage: https://docker-curriculum.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:44:53.975318+00:00, sha 9063e1d64c9d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.