Summary
In this chapter, we looked at how to use Docker Machine to create Docker hosts locally on VirtualBox and reviewed the commands you can use to both interact with and manage your Docker Machine-launched Docker hosts. We then looked at how to use Docker Machine to deploy Docker hosts to a cloud environment—namely, DigitalOcean.
We also discussed why using Docker Machine may also not be a great idea, depending on the age of your host machine. Because of this, we also discussed how to launch and configure a local Docker host using both Vagrant and Multipass.
In later chapters, we are going to move away from interacting with a single Docker host and move on to launching and running multiple Docker hosts. However, before we do so, we are first going to move away from Linux-based containers and take a whistle-stop tour of Windows containers in the next chapter. Don't worry if you don't have a Windows-based host, as we will be using Vagrant to launch one.
