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title: Samples
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## Docker samples

The following samples were developed by Docker and the Docker community.

{% assign labsbase = "https://github.com/docker/labs/tree/master" %}

## Tutorial labs

Learn how to develop and ship containerized applications, by walking through a
sample that exhibits canonical practices. These labs are from the [Docker Labs
repository]({{ labsbase }}).

| Sample | Description |
| ------ | ----------- |
| [Docker for Beginners]({{ labsbase }}/beginner/){: target="_blank"} | A good "Docker 101" course. |
| [Docker Swarm mode]({{ labsbase}}/swarm-mode){: target="_blank"} | Use Docker for natively managing a cluster of Docker Engines called a swarm. |
| [Service deployment in the cloud]({{ labsbase}}/swarm-mode/cloud-quick-start){: target="_blank"} | This script creates a swarm cluster and deploys a simple service on a cloud provider. |
| [Configuring developer tools and programming languages]({{ labsbase }}/developer-tools/README.md){: target="_blank"} | How to set-up and use common developer tools and programming languages with Docker. |
| [Live Debugging Java with Docker]({{ labsbase }}/developer-tools/java-debugging){: target="_blank"} | Java developers can use Docker to build a development environment where they can run, test, and live debug code running within a container. |
| [Docker for Java Developers]({{ labsbase }}/developer-tools/java/){: target="_blank"} | Offers Java developers an intro-level and self-paced hands-on workshop with Docker. |
| [Live Debugging a Node.js application in Docker]({{ labsbase }}/developer-tools/nodejs-debugging){: target="_blank"} | Node developers can use Docker to build a development environment where they can run, test, and live debug code running within a container. |
| [Dockerizing a Node.js application]({{ labsbase }}/developer-tools/nodejs/porting/){: target="_blank"} | This tutorial starts with a simple Node.js application and details the steps needed to Dockerize it and ensure its scalability. |
| [Docker for ASP.NET and Windows containers]({{ labsbase }}/windows/readme.md){: target="_blank"} | Docker supports Windows containers, too! Learn how to run ASP.NET, SQL Server, and more in these tutorials. |
| [Docker Security]({{ labsbase }}/security/README.md){: target="_blank"} | How to take advantage of a Docker security features. |
| [Building a 12-factor application with Docker]({{ labsbase}}/12factor){: target="_blank"} | Use Docker to create an app that conforms to Heroku's "12 factors for cloud-native applications." |

## Sample applications

Run popular software using Docker.

| Sample | Description |
| ------ | ----------- |
| [apt-cacher-ng](/engine/examples/apt-cacher-ng) | Run a Dockerized apt-cacher-ng instance. |
| [CouchDB](/engine/examples/couchdb_data_volumes) | Run a Dockerized CouchDB instance. |
| [Couchbase](/engine/examples/couchbase) | Run a Dockerized Couchbase instance. |
| [Django + PostgreSQL](/compose/django/) | Run a Dockerized Django + PostgreSQL environment. |
| [MongoDB](/engine/examples/mongodb) | Run a Dockerized MongoDB instance. |
| [PostgreSQL](/engine/examples/postgresql_service) | Run a Dockerized PosgreSQL instance. |
| [Rails + PostgreSQL](/compose/rails/) | Run a Dockerized Rails + PostgreSQL environment. |
| [Redis](/engine/examples/running_redis_service) | Run a Dockerized Redis instance. |
| [Riak](/engine/examples/running_riak_service) | Run a Dockerized Riak instance. |
| [SSHd](/engine/examples/running_ssh_service) | Run a Dockerized SSHd instance. |
| [WordPress](/compose/wordpress/) | Run a Dockerized WordPress instance. |