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:description: An overview of Docker and standard containers
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:description: An overview of Docker and standard containers
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:keywords: containers, lxc, concepts, explanation
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:keywords: containers, lxc, concepts, explanation
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-The Big Picture
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-===============
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+.. _dockermanifesto:
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-What is Docker now, and what do we want Docker to become? Read on!
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+*(This was our original Welcome page, but it is a bit forward-looking
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+for docs, and maybe not enough vision for a true manifesto. We'll
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+reveal more vision in the future to make it more Manifesto-y.)*
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-Docker -- The Linux container runtime
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+Docker Manifesto
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Docker complements LXC with a high-level API which operates at the
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Docker complements LXC with a high-level API which operates at the
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process level. It runs unix processes with strong guarantees of
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process level. It runs unix processes with strong guarantees of
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What is a Standard Container?
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What is a Standard Container?
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Docker defines a unit of software delivery called a Standard Container. The goal of a Standard Container is to encapsulate a software component and all its dependencies in
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Docker defines a unit of software delivery called a Standard Container. The goal of a Standard Container is to encapsulate a software component and all its dependencies in
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a format that is self-describing and portable, so that any compliant runtime can run it without extra dependency, regardless of the underlying machine and the contents of the container.
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a format that is self-describing and portable, so that any compliant runtime can run it without extra dependency, regardless of the underlying machine and the contents of the container.
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