Containers and Container Images

In this part of the course, the architecture of containers and container images is discussed. Container images are read-only and immutable templates, while containers use a writeable layer for data storage. Each container has its own unique writeable layer. Container images are composed of independent file system layers, with each layer containing the differences from the layer below. Layers can be reused, helping to avoid unnecessary uploads and downloads. Docker images and layers interact with containers as separate entities. These concepts will be further explored in the course.

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