Building Enterprise JavaScript Applications

How does Docker solve our issues?

Now that we know what Docker is, and have a rough idea of how to work with it, let’s see how Docker can patch up the flaws in our current workflow:

• Provides consistency: We can run multiple containers on the same image. Because setup and configuration are done on the image, all of our containers will have the same environment. By extension, this means that a test that passes in our local Docker instance would pass on production. This is also known as reproducibility, and reduce cases where a developer says “But it works on my machine!”. Furthermore, a Docker container should have all dependencies packaged inside it. This means it can be deployed anywhere, regardless of the operating system. Ubuntu Desktop, ...