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Docker

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Docker is an engine for running your code in containers, which are isolated little boxes. Containers allow developers to tightly control the environment their code is running in: like what packages are installed, what versions of different libraries are running, and what software commands are run at what times.

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What's Docker, and what are containers?

Containers helps developers run code in isolated boxes so it works the same every time.

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