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> features, Docker offers a high-level tool with several powerful
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> functionalities:
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>
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-> - *Portable deployment across machines.*
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+> - *Portable deployment across machines.*
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> : Docker defines a format for bundling an application and all
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> its dependencies into a single object which can be transferred
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> to any Docker-enabled machine, and executed there with the
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> exact same Docker container can run - unchanged - on many
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> different machines, with many different configurations.
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>
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-> - *Application-centric.*
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+> - *Application-centric.*
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> : Docker is optimized for the deployment of applications, as
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> opposed to machines. This is reflected in its API, user
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> interface, design philosophy and documentation. By contrast,
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> boot faster and need less RAM. We think there’s more to
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> containers than just that.
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>
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-> - *Automatic build.*
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+> - *Automatic build.*
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> : Docker includes [*a tool for developers to automatically
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> assemble a container from their source
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> code*](../reference/builder/#dockerbuilder), with full control
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> packages, RPMs, source tarballs, or any combination of the
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> above, regardless of the configuration of the machines.
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>
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-> - *Versioning.*
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+> - *Versioning.*
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> : Docker includes git-like capabilities for tracking successive
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> versions of a container, inspecting the diff between versions,
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> committing new versions, rolling back etc. The history also
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> , so new versions of a container can be transferred
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> by only sending diffs.
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>
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-> - *Component re-use.*
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+> - *Component re-use.*
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> : Any container can be used as a [*"base
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> image"*](../terms/image/#base-image-def) to create more
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> specialized components. This can be done manually or as part
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> applications. Your ideal Postgresql setup can be re-used for
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> all your future projects. And so on.
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>
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-> - *Sharing.*
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+> - *Sharing.*
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> : Docker has access to a [public
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> registry](http://index.docker.io) where thousands of people
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> have uploaded useful containers: anything from Redis, CouchDB,
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> store and transfer private containers, for internal server
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> deployments for example.
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-> - *Tool ecosystem.*
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+> - *Tool ecosystem.*
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> : Docker defines an API for automating and customizing the
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> creation and deployment of containers. There are a huge number
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> of tools integrating with Docker to extend its capabilities.
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### Where can I find more answers?
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-> You can find more answers on:
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->
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-> - [Docker user
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-> mailinglist](https://groups.google.com/d/forum/docker-user)
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-> - [Docker developer
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-> mailinglist](https://groups.google.com/d/forum/docker-dev)
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-> - [IRC, docker on freenode](irc://chat.freenode.net#docker)
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-> - [GitHub](http://www.github.com/dotcloud/docker)
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-> - [Ask questions on
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-> Stackoverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=docker)
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-> - [Join the conversation on Twitter](http://twitter.com/docker)
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+You can find more answers on:
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+- [Docker user
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+ mailinglist](https://groups.google.com/d/forum/docker-user)
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+- [Docker developer
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+ mailinglist](https://groups.google.com/d/forum/docker-dev)
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+- [IRC, docker on freenode](irc://chat.freenode.net#docker)
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+- [GitHub](http://www.github.com/dotcloud/docker)
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+- [Ask questions on
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+ Stackoverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=docker)
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+- [Join the conversation on Twitter](http://twitter.com/docker)
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Looking for something else to read? Checkout the [*Hello
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World*](../examples/hello_world/#hello-world) example.
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