Practical Docker with Python: Build, Release and Distribute your Python App with Docker

© Sathyajith Bhat 2018

Sathyajith BhatPractical Docker with Pythonhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3784-7_1

1. Introduction to Containerization

Sathyajith Bhat¹ 

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

In this chapter, we look at what Docker is, as well as what containerization is and how it is different from virtualization.

What Is Docker?

When we answer this question, we need to clarify the word “docker,” because Docker has become synonymous with containers.

Docker the Company

Docker Inc. is the company behind Docker. Docker Inc. was founded as dotCloud Inc. in 2010 by Solomon Hykes. dotCloud engineers built abstraction and tooling for Linux Containers and used the Linux Kernel features cgroups and namespaces with the intention of reducing complexity around ...