Watch Docker Tutorial 2026: The Complete Guide from Containers to Running AI Locally Video Tutorial

A complete, first-principles Docker deep dive for 2026 — from the container mental model all the way to running AI models locally and wiring up MCP tools. Whether Docker still feels like magic commands or you're a senior engineer catching up on the AI-native workflow, this one covers it, ending with two hands-on labs. ———————————————————— This video is sponsored by Genspark. Genspark is an all-in-one AI workspace and it just hit $250M ARR in 12 months. New users get a Get Started bonus — trial pro-tier Deep Research and Slides deck for free. Try it: https://www.genspark.ai/?utm_source=yt&utm_campaign=ByteMonk @GensparkProduct → https://www.youtube.com/@GensparkProduct ———————————————————— ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 – Intro: Why Docker, Why Now 1:40 – The Mental Model: Containers vs VMs 5:41 – Images, Dockerfiles & Layer Caching 8:50 – Storage: Volumes & Bind Mounts 10:51 – Networking: How Containers Talk 12:23 – Docker Compose: Multi-Service Apps 15:05 – Security & Docker Hardened Images 17:02 – Docker + AI: Model Runner & MCP 21:12 – A word from our sponsor: Genspark 22:34 – LAB 1: Containerizing a Three-Tier App 26:34 – LAB 2: Adding an AI Layer (Model Runner + MCP) 31:12 – Closing: What to Take Forward 📚 Related Resources: → https://github.com/bytemonk-academy/Runpod → System Design Course: https://academy.bytemonk.io/courses → ByteMonk Blog: https://blog.bytemonk.io/ → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bytemonk/ → Github: https://github.com/bytemonk-academy If this deep dive helped, share it with another engineer and subscribe for more. System Design Question: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBssWTtcUlbngD_O5HaxXu6k LLM: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBu38EjXRXzyPat3sYMHbIWU Microservices https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBsPWE24vdpmgeRFMRQyjvvj #Docker #mcp #Genspark #WorkwithGenspark