Container Networking Best Practices

Container systems need networking functionality in order to function properly and to connect distributed applications across the cloud. This page gathers resources about container networking best practices including, challenges and concepts of container networking.

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Perspectives on Container Networking Best Practices

Network Nano-Segmentation for Container Security

Network segmentation is a new concept in security. It’s been around for a while and is considered one of the most effective methods of limiting the “blast radius” and preventing extensive damage in case of an attack or a breach by limiting the attacker to a sealed-off segment of the network.

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A Guide to Understanding the Container and Networking Space

projectcalico.org
Understanding Container Networking

oreilly.com
Container Networking: What Is It and How Can It Help Your Data Center?

cumulusnetworks.com
The Tale of Two Container Networking Standards: CNM v. CNI

nuagenetworks.net
The Challenge of Container Networking

containerjournal.com

How To

Step by Step Tutorial on Container Networking and Concepts

contiv.github.io
Using the Container Gateway in a Development Environment

ca.com
How to Test Docker Network Performance

jtway.co

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Specific Technologies

Five Tips for Kubernetes Network Security and Compliance

tigera.io
Revealing the Hidden Host Protection Superpowers of Felix - Calico Secret Agent

projectcalico.org
5 Reasons To Choose Weave

www.weave.works
Overview of Docker's Default Networking Behavior

docs.docker.com
Networking for Docker Containers

mesosphere.com
Testing Docker Multi-Host Network Performance

percona.com

Tools

4 Container Networking Tools to Know

linux.com

Further Reading

Container Storage Best Practices — While a container keeps its bundle of software and dependencies wherever it goes, it doesn’t store data so it can maintain a light footprint. If a process stops or the container is rebooted, all the data associated with any applications within is lost. This page gathers resources about how to overcome this challenge and achieve persistent storage for containers.
Container Networking Best Practices — Container systems need networking functionality in order to function properly and to connect distributed applications across the cloud. This page gathers resources about container networking best practices including, challenges and concepts of container networking.
Containers and OS Compatibility — Most major operating systems have some sort of container compatibility and since the launch of Docker, there has been an explosion of new container-centric operating systems, including CoreOS, Ubuntu Snappy, RancherOS. This page gathers resources about the challenges in hosting containers on different operating systems.

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