
=  Swarm


Docker Swarm is a *clustering* and *scheduling* tool for Docker containers. With Swarm, IT administrators and developers can establish and manage a cluster of Docker nodes as a single virtual system.

Clustering is an important feature for container technology, because it creates a cooperative group of systems that can provide redundancy, enabling Docker Swarm failover if one or more nodes experience an outage.

image:http://docs.swarmlab.io/SwarmLab-HowTos/labs/cloud/swarm-diagram.png[float="right"]
Features:

- Decentralized design
- Scaling 
- Desired state reconciliation
- Multi-host networking
- Service discovery
- Load balancing
- Secure by default
- Rolling updates

== Create

http://docs.swarmlab.io/SwarmLab-HowTos/labs/cloud/Creaate-Swarm.adoc.html#_create_swarm[Create a swarm^]


== Deploy 

http://docs.swarmlab.io/SwarmLab-HowTos/labs/cloud/Creaate-Swarm.adoc.html#_deploy_services_and_tasks[Deploy services^]

== Tasks 

 Make sure you have enough practice in the following tasks:

* Create Swarm
* Deploy service 
