In-depth introduction to Docker, including the basics and benefits of using it in software development.

• Explanation of Docker, its problem-solving capabilities, and differentiation from virtual machines.
• Installation guidance for Docker across various operating systems.
• Simple hands-on example to demonstrate Docker in action.

Tutorial on essential Docker commands for managing containers and images.

• Covers commands to pull images, run containers, and manage container lifecycle.
• Demonstrates how to interact with running containers using logs and exec commands.
• Illustrates the difference between 'docker run' and 'docker start' commands.

Guide on building a custom Docker image and managing it through a private repository.

• Explains the process of creating a Dockerfile and building an image from it.
• Details on tagging images and pushing them to a private AWS repository.
• Shows how to authenticate to a Docker repository and manage image versioning.

Demonstration of deploying a multi-container application using Docker Compose.

• Setting up a local development environment with a Node.js application and MongoDB.
• Creation of a Docker Compose file to manage the application and associated services.
• Using Docker Compose to deploy the application stack on a development server.

Exploration of Docker volumes for data persistence across container restarts.

• Introduction to the concept of Docker volumes and their types: host, anonymous, and named volumes.
• Practical usage of named volumes within Docker Compose to maintain database state.
• Insight into where Docker stores volume data on different operating systems.