Containerizing the EpicBook: From Repo to Live VM, Step by Step

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Learn to containerize an application using Docker, Docker Compose, and deploy it to an Azure VM

intermediate Published 29 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Clone the EpicBook repository using Git
  2. Build a Docker image for the application using Dockerfile
  3. Configure Docker Compose to manage multiple containers
  4. Create a MySQL database and configure it for the application
  5. Set up Nginx as a reverse proxy server
  6. Deploy the containerized application to an Azure VM
Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and developers can benefit from this tutorial to improve their containerization and deployment skills

Key Insight

💡 Containerization using Docker and Docker Compose simplifies deployment and management of applications

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