Docker (software)

This article is about the containerization software. For the company, see Docker, Inc.

Docker
Screenshot of Docker Engine commands
Original author	Solomon Hykes
Developer	Docker, Inc.
Release	March 20, 2013 (2013-03-20)
Stable release	29.8.0  / 3 September 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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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.

The core software that runs and manages these containers is called Docker Engine. Docker was first released in 2013 and continues to be developed by Docker, Inc. The platform includes both free and paid tiers.