Docker - Getting Started
What is Docker? Docker allows us to configure environments to be shared on any platform. It is an open source tool used to deploy, package and run applications in what is called containers. What are Containers? Containers are heavily based on shared operating systems and generally outperforms hypervisors. Because instead of emulating virtual hardware, containers will house the application in a much smaller package, without all the excessities of a whole virtual machine. Also, when the time comes where the application requires more resources, Docker will create more instances of what it needs in order to provide the necessary resources. Simply put, if you are in need of a light application packaging system and do not have time setting up virtual machines, Docker is for you! Setup Docker for Windows In the modern IT world, we've found that more and more companies are now utilizing Docker. One main reason why is because of its simple setup process. Let's begin! To ...