One of the most common ways to enact containers is by using the Docker container runtime. Docker provides all of the advantages of containers. It presents a simple interface that you can use to manage your application while it's running inside a container. For the sake of brevity, our discussion will focus on using Docker in a Linux environment. However, keep in mind that other options exist and can be just as effective.
In general, the container has three main elements to consider. Primarily, containers utilize a base image that an application is run on. The base image represents the operating system that the application will run on, for example, Debian, Ubuntu, or Alpine. Also, dependency packages for the base image will ...
