Docker Engine
The container runtime that builds, packages and runs applications in Docker containers.
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1 more ways to get Docker Engine
Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install docker-engine
About Docker Engine
Docker Engine is the core software that runs containers: it pulls images, starts and stops containers, and manages their storage and networking. It is controlled with the docker command-line tool and is what most self-hosted services published as container images expect to run on.
It suits server and homelab users who want containers without a desktop application on top, as well as developers building and testing images. The documentation covers installation, storage and networking in detail.
Strengths
- Standard runtime for container images
- Controlled from the command line and scriptable
- Detailed documentation on storage and networking
Limitations
- No graphical interface of its own
- Requires some command-line familiarity
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Docker
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Running containers on a server or homelab machine
- Categories
- Container tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (Self-Hosting & Homelab); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.