Using Docker App

Before we start this section, I should issue the following warning:

Important note

The feature we are going to discuss is very much an experimental one. It is in its very early stages of development and should not be considered any more than a preview of an upcoming feature.

Because of its experimental nature, I am only going to cover the usage of Docker App on macOS. However, before we enable it, let's discuss what exactly is meant by a Docker app. While Docker Compose files are really useful when it comes to sharing your environment with others, you may have noticed that there is one quite crucial element we have been missing so far in this chapter, and that is the ability to actually distribute your Docker Compose files in a similar way to how you can distribute your Docker images.

Docker has acknowledged this and is currently working on a new feature called Docker App, which it hopes will fill this gap.

Docker App is currently a command-line...