We’ll create a Dockerfile in order to containerize a Django app and we’'ll set up docker-compose through a docker-compose.yml file.

If you’ve been coding for a while now, you probably have heard of Docker or more fancy terms like containers. This article introduces you to the concept of containerization with Docker while guiding you to containerize a simple Django web application. At the end of this topic, you should be familiar with the following:

• Virtualization
• Containerization (using Docker)
• Docker
• Writing a Dockerfile
• Docker compose
• Setting up a Django app in a docker environment using a Dockerfile and docker-compose

Requirements

To follow along with this tutorial, it is recommended to have the following installed on your computer:

• Git / GitHub
• Visual Studio Code (or any text editor of your choice)
• Working knowledge of Django

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