How to build Docker Full Course with Gitlab CI CD

This guide is written for AceDevHub visitors — you do not need a YouTube description to get started. Difficulty: Beginner.

What this project is

Docker Full Course with Gitlab CI CD is a complete curriculum archive on AceDevHub — chapter folders, starter code, and exercises organized in teaching order. This beginner-level track covers Docker, Docker Compose, GitLab CI/CD, CI/CD so you can follow module-by-module from setup to capstone without relying on a video description.

What you get

• Full project source code archive (ZIP)
• Environment and run instructions in the repo README
• Module-oriented folders matching the original curriculum

Skills you will practice

• Apply Docker in a realistic beginner codebase
• Apply Docker Compose in a realistic beginner codebase
• Apply GitLab CI/CD in a realistic beginner codebase
• Apply CI/CD in a realistic beginner codebase

Implementation approach

Work through the repository in this order:

1. Environment setup — Install runtime dependencies and clone the course starter structure.
2. Core concepts — Complete foundational modules before advanced patterns.
3. Guided builds — Implement chapter projects and compare with reference solutions.
4. Capstone integration — Combine modules into one portfolio-ready deliverable.

Tech stack

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• GitLab CI/CD
• CI/CD

Getting started

1. Sign in to AceDevHub and download the source archive from this page.
2. Extract the ZIP and open the README for environment variables and prerequisites.
3. Copy .env.example to .env, then start services with Docker Compose where provided.
4. Run the dev script, verify the app boots, then follow the implementation sections below.

Stretch ideas

• Add automated tests for critical paths
• Instrument logging and health checks for production
• Publish a trimmed portfolio variant with seed data

Sign in on AceDevHub to download the archive, then treat this page as your permanent project reference.