A Beginners Guide to Docker
Introduction Docker may just be a word you have heard during technical demos, or it might be something you know a little about but only in a vague way. If this is the case then this is the blog for you! Over the next 500 or so words I will outline what Docker is and why you would use it and provide a handy glossary of terms and some useful resources. Hopefully this will become a useful quick reference guide for all things Docker! What is it? ‘’Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications. Docker enables you to separate your applications from your infrastructure so you can deliver software quickly. With Docker, you can manage your infrastructure in the same ways you manage your applications. By taking advantage of Docker's methodologies for shipping, testing, and deploying code, you can significantly reduce the delay between writing code and running it in production.’’ - Docker Documentation Maybe that is still too many words... Put more simply, Dock...