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So, you probably already know what docker is and what it can do for you. You (hopefully) also know that you don’t need to be deploying thousands of services in order to start using docker now. This post will walk you through the process of dockerizing a jekyll based site(this one). By dockerizing the site, the number of dependencies a developer would need to install on their machines is reduced to two; Docker engine and Docker compose.

Continuous Integration (CI) is a development practice that involves the aggregation of small bits of code into a shared repository, frequently.
Continuous Deployment is closely related to Continuous Integration. It refers to the release to production of a software that passes set automated tests. In other words it means frequently making the most recently functional version of a software available for use.

The first time I had someone “simply” explain what docker is, this is what they said, “Docker is a platform for developers and sysadmins to develop, deploy, and run applications with containers”.If you are a beginner programmer or techie you probably need to understand the fundamental concepts around containers and how they compare to virtual machines before you can fully dive into dockerization. This is a beginner-friendly guide that I hope will serve that purpose.

Ruby on Rails, abbreviated RoR or just Rails is a web application framework for developing database backed web applications. Rails has been used to build some of the most popular websites including Github, Airbnb and Hulu. Twitter also began life as a rails application. While the choice of framework is not a straight forward one, choosing rails looks like a pretty safe bet.

Remember your first website? I want to assume you started off, like most developers, by creating a series of HTML files linking within it images, CSS and perhaps a sprinkle of JavaScript. Files load on your browser and that was it!!. No web server required. Life was simple!!!