Additional Information on Using Docker for COBOL Application Deployment

All of the concepts that are outlined in this section are illustrated in the Docker demonstrations. These demonstrations are supplied with COBOL Server and illustrate how to build a range of images to perform different tasks, from being used as a base image for running COBOL Server to debugging a sample application. See Docker Demonstrations for a list of all of the supplied Docker demonstrations as well as detailed line-by-line descriptions of the most significant files in them.

For more information see:

• Building a Base Image Containing COBOL Server for a description of how to create a base image that includes COBOL Server.
• Building an Image Containing an Application to Run Under COBOL Server for a description of how to extend the COBOL Server base image with applications of your own to run under COBOL Server.
• The Docker Demonstration for the COBOL Server Base Image for a detailed look at the Docker demonstration files supplied with COBOL Server that show how to create a base image for Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows.
• The Hello World Docker Demonstration for a detailed look at how the Docker demonstration files supplied with COBOL Server extend the Visual COBOL Build Tools for Windows base image with an application that you can debug, test, or run.
• Key Concepts When Using Docker for COBOL Application Development for an overview of the concepts you need to be aware of before creating images in which you can build, debug or test your COBOL applications.