CN100-M2: Creating Container Images
The CN100-M2: Creating Container Images course by Mirantis teaches cloud engineers and IT professionals how to build, optimize, and tag container images using Dockerfiles, solving the challenge of inefficient or insecure image design. Learners gain hands-on skills in layer caching, filesystem structuring, and non-root container security—critical as 83% of enterprises now run containers in production (Gartner, 2023).
This course prepares learners for the Mirantis Certified Docker Administrator certification. Koenig Solutions offers official vendor-authorized courseware and 30-day lab access, ensuring mastery. Graduates gain confidence to deploy production-grade container images in real-world cloud environments.
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Course Overview
CN100-M2: Creating Container Images by Mirantis is a focused, beginner-level course designed for IT professionals, DevOps engineers, and software developers seeking to master container image creation using Docker. This module prepares learners for foundational containerization concepts tested in the Mirantis Certified Container Developer (MCCD) exam, aligning with industry demand for container skills that 78% of enterprises now adopt in production environments. The course equips participants with essential knowledge to build, tag, and manage container images efficiently, making it ideal for teams modernizing applications or adopting cloud-native workflows. Through structured learning, students gain proficiency in Dockerfile syntax and image layering strategies critical for high-performance container deployment.
The course emphasizes hands-on practice using Docker Engine and Strigo’s cloud-based lab environment, where students interactively build container images from scratch. Learners work directly with Dockerfiles, applying commands like FROM, RUN, CMD, and ENTRYPOINT to create reproducible images while understanding caching mechanisms and filesystem structures. A key lab scenario involves creating a secure containerized application that avoids running processes as root, reinforcing security best practices. Students also inspect build histories and optimize image layers for performance, simulating real-world development workflows used in CI/CD pipelines. These exercises ensure practical mastery of tools central to modern container platforms.
By completing CN100-M2: Creating Container Images, learners advance toward Mirantis certification, recognized across the cloud-native ecosystem for validating Docker expertise. Professionals with container skills earn up to 25% more than peers without, according to industry salary surveys, highlighting the value of this training. Koenig Solutions enhances learning with official Mirantis courseware and a Guaranteed-to-Run schedule, ensuring timely access to expert-led instruction. This course serves as a critical stepping stone for careers in DevOps, cloud engineering, and platform development, empowering individuals to drive digital transformation through containerization.
What You'll Learn
Skills You'll Gain
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of the bash shell for container management
- Filesystem navigation and manipulation using command line tools like ls, cd, and rm
- Proficiency with command line text editors such as vim or nano for editing Dockerfiles and scripts
- Working knowledge of essential command line utilities including curl, wget, and ping for testing and troubleshooting container images
Certification Exam
Everything you need to know about the CN100-M2 certification exam
Course Curriculum
Structured learning with hands-on labs and real-world scenarios
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Day 1– Mastering CN100-M2: Creating Container Images
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Day 2– Advanced Image Design and Security
What's Included in Your Training
Every enrollment comes packed with resources to maximise your learning and exam success
Official Courseware
Exam Preparation Materials
Practice Test Questions (200+)
Certificate of Completion
Post-Training Support (30 days)
Session Recording Access
Free Rescheduling (7+ days notice)
Career Outcomes
of CN100-M2 certified professionals report career advancement within 6 months
Salary Impact
Average salary increase reported after obtaining the CN100-M2 certification
*Source: Glassdoor / LinkedIn 2025
Job Roles
- Docker Engineer
- Container Image Specialist
- DevOps Engineer
- Cloud Native Developer
- Site Reliability Engineer
- Application Containerization Specialist
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