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Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Solomon Hykes <solomon@docker.com> (github: shykes)
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Introduction Introduction
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``docker``, the Linux Container Runtime, runs Unix processes with Docker is an open-source engine to easily create lightweight, portable,
strong guarantees of isolation across servers. Your software runs self-sufficient containers from any application. The same container that a
repeatably everywhere because its :ref:`container_def` includes any developer builds and tests on a laptop can run at scale, in production, on
dependencies. VMs, bare metal, OpenStack clusters, or any major infrastructure provider.
``docker`` runs three ways: Common use cases for Docker include:
* as a daemon to manage LXC containers on your host machine (``sudo docker -d``) - Automating the packaging and deployment of web applications.
* as a :ref:`CLI <cli>` which talks to the daemon's `REST API - Automated testing and continuous integration/deployment.
<api/docker_remote_api>`_ (``docker run ...``) - Deploying and scaling databases and backend services in a service-oriented environment.
* as a client of :ref:`Repositories <working_with_the_repository>` - Building custom PaaS environments, either from scratch or as an extension of off-the-shelf platforms like OpenShift or Cloud Foundry.
that let you share what you've built (``docker pull, docker
commit``).
Each use of ``docker`` is documented here. The features of Docker are Please note Docker is currently under heavy developement. It should not be used in production (yet).
currently in active development, so this documentation will change
frequently.
For an overview of Docker, please see the `Introduction For a high-level overview of Docker, please see the `Introduction
<http://www.docker.io/learn_more/>`_. When you're ready to start working with <http://www.docker.io/learn_more/>`_. When you're ready to start working with
Docker, we have a `quick start <http://www.docker.io/gettingstarted>`_ Docker, we have a `quick start <http://www.docker.io/gettingstarted>`_
and a more in-depth guide to :ref:`ubuntu_linux` and other and a more in-depth guide to :ref:`ubuntu_linux` and other