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Learn why Docker was created and what problems it solves in modern software development. Understand containers, environment consistency.

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Network Engineer with 3+ years of experience in infrastructure, system administration, and enterprise networking, currently transitioning into DevOps and Cloud Engineering. Hands-on experience with Fortinet firewalls, routers, switches, Windows/Linux servers, and Hyper-V virtualization. Currently building and learning with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Linux, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, and automation tools while leveraging MERN stack knowledge to understand the complete application lifecycle from development to deployment. Passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, containers, and modern DevOps practices. Regularly sharing my learning journey, projects, and hands-on experiments.

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