What Is Docker?
Docker, the technology, is a set of tools built around the idea of packaging and running software in small, sandboxed environments known as containers (we’ll get to the nitty gritty of these in What Is a Container?).
At a high level, Docker provides five capabilities:
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Packaging. The ability to package software into a reusable, shareable format known as images.
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Distribution. The ability to easily share packaged software (images) with other people and deploy it to different machines.
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Runtime. The ability to run, pause, restart, or stop packaged software in a reliable, repeatable way.
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Infrastructure creation. Creating virtual machines ready to run our Docker containers.
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Orchestration and scaling. Managing the release of software ...
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