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Docker packages your app with its dependencies, freeing you from worrying about your system configuration, and making your app more portable.

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Components

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  Docker for Mac

  A native application using the macOS sandbox security model which delivers all Docker tools to your Mac.

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  Docker for Windows

  A native Windows application which delivers all Docker tools to your Windows computer.

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  Docker for Linux

  Install Docker on a computer which already has a Linux distribution installed.

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  Docker Engine

  Create Docker images and run Docker containers.

  As of v1.12.0, Engine includes swarm mode container orchestration features.

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  Docker Hub

  A hosted registry service for managing and building images.

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  Docker Cloud

  A hosted service for building, testing, and deploying Docker images to your hosts.

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  Docker Trusted Registry

  (DTR) stores and signs your images.

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  Docker Universal Control Plane

  (UCP) Manage a cluster of on-premises Docker hosts as if they were a single machine.

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  Docker Machine

  Automate container provisioning on your network or in the cloud. Available for Windows, macOS, or Linux.

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  Docker Compose

  Define applications built using multiple containers.