Containerization packages applications with their dependencies into a single unit called a container for consistent operation across various environments.
It involves isolating applications in user spaces to run in diverse environments, regardless of the infrastructure type or vendor.
Key principles include isolation, portability, efficiency, scalability, fault tolerance, and agility.
Use cases of containerization include cloud migration, microservice architecture adoption, and IoT device deployment.
The containerization process includes building self-sufficient software packages, creating container images, and using container engines to manage resources.
Steps to containerize an application using Visual Studio Code involve cloning a repository, creating a Dockerfile, building an image, and running a container.
Updating an application in a container involves changing source code, rebuilding the image, and starting a new container while removing the old one.
Removing an old container involves stopping it and then removing it using the Docker CLI.
To start and view the updated application, use the docker run command and refresh the browser to see changes.