Docker containers

Docker containers are standardized, executable units that package applications and their dependencies into a lightweight, isolated environment, ensuring consistency across different computing environments. They encapsulate everything an application needs to run—code, runtime, system tools,…

Key facts

First appeared: 2013
Category: technology
Problem solved: Docker containers solved the pervasive 'it works on my machine' problem by providing a consistent and isolated runtime environment for applications, eliminating dependency conflicts and environment inconsistencies between development, testing, and production. They dramatically simplified the deployment and scaling of applications, particularly in microservices architectures.
Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux

Related technologies

Docker Compose
Apache Kafka
Prometheus
GitLab CI/CD
Grafana
NGINX
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Jenkins
AWS ECS/EKS
Kubernetes

Notable users

Uber
Salesforce
Spotify
Capital One
Netflix
Microsoft
Goldman Sachs
Adobe
IBM
Google
Amazon