Linux, of course, has long had hypervisors such as its built-in KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) and Xen but containers take a different approach to virtualization. In traditional hypervisors, the entire ...

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Docker, which is based on LXC container technology, has exploded in popularity. While far from the first technology to place applications within smaller, lighter-weight "containers" instead of ...

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Docker has long relied on Ubuntu Linux as the default host environment for Docker apps, but comments from the company’s CTO recently suggest that might not be the case much longer. “We have hired ...

Docker revolutionized how applications are deployed and is a cornerstone of modern enterprise development. This guide gets you started with Docker, from installation and setup to building a Docker ...