Welcome back to the blog. Let's learn about Docker Desktop and Docker Engine in this article.
Docker Engine -
According to the Docker's official documentation, Docker Engine is an open source containerization technology for building and containerizing your applications. Docker Engine acts as a client-server application with:
A server with a long-running daemon process dockerd.
APIs which specify interfaces that programs can use to talk to and instruct the Docker daemon.
A command line interface (CLI) client docker.
The CLI uses Docker APIs to control or interact with the Docker daemon through scripting or direct CLI commands. Many other Docker applications use the underlying API and CLI. The daemon creates and manage Docker objects, such as images, containers, networks, and volumes.
The Docker Engine is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Docker Desktop -
Docker Desktop is a one-click-install application for your Mac, Linux, or Windows environment that enables you to build and share containerized applications and microservices.
It provides a GUI that lets you manage your containers, applications, and images directly from your machine. Docker Desktop can be used either on it’s own or as a complementary tool to the CLI.
Docker Desktop reduces the time spent on complex setups so you can focus on writing code. It takes care of port mappings, file system concerns, and other default settings, and is regularly updated with bug fixes and security updates.
What's included in Docker Desktop?
Docker Engine
Docker CLI client
Docker Buildx
Extensions
Docker Compose
Docker Content Trust
Kubernetes
Credential Helper
Key features of Docker Desktop -
Ability to containerize and share any application on any cloud platform, in multiple languages and frameworks.
Quick installation and setup of a complete Docker development environment.
Includes the latest version of Kubernetes.
On Windows, the ability to toggle between Linux and Windows Server environments to build applications.
Fast and reliable performance with native Windows Hyper-V virtualization.
Ability to work natively on Linux through WSL 2 on Windows machines.
Volume mounting for code and data, including file change notifications and easy access to running containers on the localhost network.
And that's a wrap for this blog. In the next blog, we will see how to install Docker.
I hope you found this helpful and informative.
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