# Introduction

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## Introduction

This workshop will explain how to use Testcontainers ( <https://www.testcontainers.org> ) in your Java applications.

### Table of contents

* [Introduction](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/readme)
* [Step 1: Getting Started](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/step-1-getting-started)
* [Step 2: Exploring the app](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/step-2-exploring-the-app)
* [Step 3: Adding some tests](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/step-3-adding-some-tests)
* [Step 4: Your first Testcontainers integration](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/step-4-your-first-testcontainers-integration)
* [Step 5: Hello, r u 200 OK?](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/step-5-dude-r-u-200-ok)
* [Step 6: Adding Redis](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/step-6-adding-redis)
* [Step 7: Test the API](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/step-7-test-the-api)
* [Step 8: Edge cases](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/step-8-edge-cases)
* [Step 9: Data initialization strategies](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/step-9-data-init-strategies)
* [Step 10: Migrating from Docker Compose](https://testcontainers.gitbook.io/workshop/step-10-migrating-from-docker-compose)


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