# theNetworkChuck/docker-mcp-tutorial

Complete tutorial materials for building MCP servers with Docker - from NetworkChuck's video

Repository: https://github.com/theNetworkChuck/docker-mcp-tutorial
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-mcp-tutorial
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-09-12T15:21:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 41, release rhythm 35, longevity 25
- inputs: {"age_days": 355, "days_push": 355, "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 1610, forks 450 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:10.960385+00:00)

## What it is
A tutorial repository accompanying NetworkChuck's video on building and deploying MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers with Docker. It includes a working dice-roller MCP server example, an MCP builder prompt, quick-start guides, and troubleshooting documentation.

## Use cases
- learn how to build MCP servers with Docker
- run an MCP server in a container
- find a tutorial for the Docker MCP Toolkit
- generate MCP servers from a prompt
- deploy AI tools as containerized MCP servers
- understand the Docker MCP Gateway architecture

## When to choose
- you want a beginner-friendly, video-backed introduction to MCP servers with Docker
- you need a working example MCP server to copy and adapt
- you use Docker Desktop and want to try the MCP Toolkit quickly

## When to avoid
- you need production-grade MCP server code or a maintained library
- you want a comprehensive MCP reference beyond this single tutorial
- you don't use Docker or Docker Desktop

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: mcp, developer-tools, documentation
- domain: large-language-models, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: mcp-servers, docker-mcp-toolkit, tutorial, networkchuck, ai-tools, ai-agents, docker

## Member repositories
- theNetworkChuck/docker-mcp-tutorial (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.960385+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 2026-08-30T03:51:15.337837+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/theNetworkChuck/docker-mcp-tutorial (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.960385+00:00, sha 1d2369c2335e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.