This document discusses using Docker and Elastic Beanstalk for deploying microservices architectures in production. It covers moving from monolithic to service-oriented architectures, and advantages of treating infrastructure as "cattle" rather than "pets". Docker is introduced as a way to package applications into lightweight, portable containers instead of virtual machines. Configuration steps are outlined for building Docker images, pushing them to Docker Hub, and deploying containers to Elastic Beanstalk. Health checks, Node.js configuration, and application monitoring strategies are also briefly discussed.