Using Docker containers
Docker (https://www.docker.com/) is a container platform that makes software development, deployment, and shipping easier. Containers are lightweight and executable software packages that include everything that is needed to run software. Containers can be deployed to cloud services, such as AWS, Azure, and Netlify, and they offer many benefits for deploying applications:
- Containers are isolated, which means each container runs independently of the host system and other containers.
- Containers are portable because they contain everything an application needs to run.
- Containers can also be used to ensure consistency between development and production environments.
Note! To run Docker containers on Windows, you need the Windows 10 or 11 Professional or Enterprise versions. You read more about this in the Docker installation documentation: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/windows-install/.
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