Docker Docs

About Docker Apply custom metadata Docker Deprecated Features Understand the architecture

Overview of Docker Machine Get started with Docker Machine and a local VM Using Docker Machine with a cloud provider Migrate from Boot2Docker to Docker Machine

Overview of Docker Compose Using Compose in production Extending services in Compose Getting Started Quickstart Guide: Compose and Django Quickstart Guide: Compose and Rails Networking in Compose Quickstart Guide: Compose and WordPress Command-line Completion

Docker Swarm Create a swarm for development High availability in Docker Swarm Docker Swarm Networking Docker Swarm discovery Docker Swarm filters Docker Swarm strategies

Automatically start containers Docker security Configuring and running Docker Runtime metrics Protect the Docker daemon socket Link via an ambassador container Control and configure Docker with systemd

Configuring Logging Drivers Amazon CloudWatch Logs logging driver Log tags for logging driver Fluentd logging driver Splunk logging driver journald logging driver

Dockerizing a Riak service Dockerizing an SSH service

Process management with CFEngine Using Chef Using Puppet Using Supervisor with Docker

Understand images, containers, and storage drivers Select a storage driver AUFS storage driver in practice BTRFS storage in practice Device mapper storage in practice OverlayFS storage in practice ZFS storage in practice

Docker container networking Work with network commands Get started with multi-host networking

Legacy container links Bind container ports to the host Build your own bridge Configure container DNS Customize the docker0 bridge Understand container communication IPv6 with Docker

Dockerizing MongoDB Dockerizing PostgreSQL Dockerizing a CouchDB service Dockerizing a Node.js web app Dockerizing a Redis service Dockerizing an apt-cacher-ng service

Welcome Friends to the Docker Docs!

Docker Engine or “Docker” creates and runs Docker containers. Install Docker on Ubuntu, Mac OS X, or Windows. Or use the Install menu to choose from others.

Kitematic is the desktop GUI for Docker. Install Kitematic .

Docker Hub is our hosted registry service for managing your images. There is nothing to install. You just sign up!

Docker Trusted Registry (DTR) supplies a private dedicated image registry. To learn about DTR for your team, see the overview.

Docker Machine automates container provisioning on your network or in the cloud. Install machine on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.

Docker Swarm is used to host clustering and container scheduling. Deploy your own “swarm” today in just a few short steps.

Docker Compose defines multi-container applications. You can install Docker Compose on Ubuntu, Mac OS X, and other systems.

Docker Registry provides open source Docker image distribution. See the registry deployment documentation for more information.

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