This chapter introduces you to Docker and some of the most important standards and projects shaping the container ecosystem. The goal is to lay some foundations that we’ll build on in later chapters.

This chapter has two main parts:

  • Docker
  • Container-related standards and projects

Docker

Docker is at the heart of the container ecosystem. However, the term Docker can mean two things:

  1. The Docker platform
  2. Docker, Inc.

The Docker platform is a neatly packaged collection of technologies for creating, managing, and orchestrating containers. Docker, Inc. is the company that created the Docker platform and continues to be the driving force behind developing new features.

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