Docker Editions

In this post, we will discuss about the different docker editions. Docker has 2 editions

1. Community Edition

2. Enterprise Edition

What is Docker Community Edition?

The former Docker Engine is now known as Docker Community Edition, a free version of Docker that is supported by the community. Docker CE is a free and open-source containerization platform. It is a rebranded variation of the open-source Docker technology, which has been distributed without charge since its debut in 2013.

The community edition is available in two versions: Edge and Stable.

The most recent features for Edge will be released each month. Stable is still released once every three months. While Edge will receive security updates and bug fixes for the current release, the stable version will get similar updates for four months after the initial release.

What is Docker Enterprise Edition?

Docker Enterprise Edition is a premium version of CE. Docker EE is an integrated, fully supported, and certified container platform that runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Oracle Linux, Ubuntu, Windows Server 2016, as well as Azure and AWS.

The Docker Enterprise platform business, including products, customers, and employees, has been acquired by Mirantis, inc., effective 13-November-2019. Mirantis delivers Kubernetes on-premises for enterprise-grade container orchestration.

Docker Enterprise enables deploying highly available workloads using either the Docker Kubernetes Service or Docker Swarm. Docker Enterprise has three major components, which together enable a full software supply chain, from image creation, to secure image storage, to secure image deployment.

1. Docker Engine - Enterprise

The commercially supported Docker engine for creating images and running them in Docker containers.

2. DTR

The production-grade image storage solution from Docker. DTR is designed to scale horizontally as your usage increases. You can add more replicas to make DTR scale to your demand and for high availability. All DTR replicas run the same set of services, and changes to their configuration are propagated automatically to other replicas.

3. UCP

Docker Universal Control Plane (UCP) is the enterprise-grade cluster management solution from Docker. You install it on-premises or in your virtual private cloud, and it helps you manage your Docker cluster and applications through a single interface.

Docker EE comes with additional features that can help enterprises launch, manage, and secure their containers more efficiently. Docker Enterprise platform features

- Docker Kubernetes Service

- Docker Swarm Service

- Centralized cluster management

- Deploy, manage, and monitor

- Built-in security and access control

Although the audiences for Docker CE and Docker EE are different, there isn't much, if any, change in the source code. Both Docker EE and CE are based on the open-source Docker project, which is developed in the open with Docker’s community of partners and contributors, and this forms the open, modular core of all Docker CE and EE editions.

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