Docker

open-source software for deploying and running of containerized applications

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Within Vinony's link graph, Docker is referenced by 291 other articles, and connects out to cloud computing, containerization and Apache License.

It is catalogued under topics including 2013 software, Containerization software and Free software programmed in Go.

Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Original author: Solomon Hykes
Developer: Docker, Inc.
Initial release: March 20, 2013 ; 13 years ago ( 2013-03-20 )
Stable release: 29.5.2 / 20 May 2026
Written in: Go
Operating system: Linux , Windows , macOS
Platform: x86-64 , ARM , s390x , ppc64le
Type: OS-level virtualization
License: Apache-2.0 license (Docker Engine, for Linux only) End-user license agreement (Docker Desktop)
Website: www .docker .com
Repository: github .com /docker

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: digital container format
Platform: IBM S/390
Official website: www.docker.com
Image: Docker commands screenshot.webp

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publication date: 2013-03-13
copyright license: Apache Software License 2.0
programmed in: Go
software version identifier: 29.4.1
Stack Exchange tag: serverfault.com/tags/docker
Commons category: Docker (virtualization software)
social media followers: 108000
media type: application/vnd.docker.plugin.v1+json
operating system: Unix-like operating system
public key fingerprint: 9DC8 5822 9FC7 DD38 854A E2D8 8D81 803C 0EBF CD88
implementation of: containerization
announcement date: 2013-03-15
web feed URL: www.docker.com/blog/feed
port: 2375
service status information URL: www.dockerstatus.com
source code repository URL: github.com/docker
inception: 2013-03-14
user manual URL: docs.docker.com/engine

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Encyclopedic overview

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Docker is a set of products that uses operating system-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers. Docker automates the deployment of applications within lightweight containers, enabling them to run consistently across different computing environments.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Docker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.