Docker is a container-based platform that is able to host one or more components (such as databases, services, or queues) in a single bundle. Docker is similar to a virtual machine (VM) but instead of emulating hardware, it shares the operating system and libraries with the host machine. For this reason, Docker is more similar to a dedicated environment than to a VM. Other container-based technologies are available in the market, such as LXC or open container initiative (OCI), and it is likely that over the next few years we will see these technologies develop massively. For now, however, Docker is the standard technology used to develop microservices using container-based architecture.
Docker offers the great advantage of allowing ...
