Introducing Docker
Docker is a virtualization tool that can create operating systems in the form of tiny containers. It is like multiple OS on a single host. Developers usually complain saying working in my box while facing deployment problems. Docker removes those situations by defining an OS environment in the form of images. A Docker image has all the information about a given OS at a given time. It allows us to replicate that environment any number of times.
It was available for Linux initially but is now available for macOS X and Windows. For downloading and installing Docker, visit https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/. For Windows and Mac, the binaries are available on the Docker website and can be easily installed. After installing, ...
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