Engineering
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Jan 25, 2022
How Docker Desktop Networking Works Under the Hood
Modern applications make extensive use of networks. At build time it’s common to apt-get/dnf/yum/apk install a package from a Linux distribution’s package repository. At runtime an application may wish to connect() to an internal postgres or mysql database to persist some state, while also calling listen() and accept() to expose APIs and UIs over TCP…
David ScottRead now
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Jan 24, 2022
File Sharing with Docker Desktop
One of the topics users of Docker Desktop often ask us about is file sharing. How do I see my source code inside my container? What’s the difference between a volume and a bind mount? Why is file sharing slower than on Linux, and how can I speed it up? In this blog post, I’ll…
Stephen TurnerRead now
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Dec 15, 2021
WSL 2 GPU Support for Docker Desktop on NVIDIA GPUs
It’s been a year since Ben wrote about Nvidia support on Docker Desktop. At that time, it was necessary to take part in the Windows Insider program, use Beta CUDA drivers, and use a Docker Desktop tech preview build. Today, everything has changed: On the OS side, Windows 11 users can now enable their GPU…
Frédéric DalleauRead now
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Dec 11, 2021
Apache Log4j 2 CVE-2021-44228
Update: 13 December 2021 As an update to CVE-2021-44228, the fix made in version 2.15.0 was incomplete in certain non-default configurations. An additional issue was identified and is tracked with CVE-2021-45046. For a more complete fix to this vulnerability, it’s recommended to update to Log4j2 2.16.0. ————————————————————————————- Original post below has now been updated: 15…
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Dec 2, 2021
Faster Multi-Platform Builds: Dockerfile Cross-Compilation Guide
There are some important changes happening in the software industry. With Apple moving all of their machines to their custom ARM-based silicon and AWS offering the best performance-per-cost ratio with their Graviton2 instances, one can no longer expect that all software only needs to run on x86 processors. If you work with containers there is some…
Tonis TiigiRead now
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Nov 12, 2021
Graphcore Poplar SDK Container Images Now Available on Docker Hub
Graphcore’s Poplar® SDK is available for developers to access through Docker Hub, with Graphcore joining Docker’s Verified Publisher Program. Together with Docker, we’re distributing our software stack as container images, enabling developers to easily build, manage and deploy ML applications on Graphcore IPU systems. We continue to enhance the developer experience to make our hardware and software…
Rychard HawkesRead now
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Nov 1, 2021
Continuous Previews (CP): Don’t Merge Until You Preview
Docker’s Peter McKee sits down with Uffizzi Co-founders Grayson Adkins – who serves as Head of Product – and Josh Thurman – who serves as Head of Developer Relations – for a Q&A on the CP method. Check out the live stream from August 26th for Docker Build: Enabling Full-Stack Continuous Previews with Uffizzi https://youtu.be/IA__cibK4o0…
David OroRead now
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Oct 27, 2021
Beta IPv6 Support on Docker Hub Registry
At Docker we’re all about our community, so we listened to your excitement about Docker Hub support for IPv6 on the public roadmap, and now we are pleased to be introducing beta IPv6 support for the Docker Hub Registry! This means if you’re on an IPv6 only network, you can now opt in to use…
Ryan HristovskiRead now