Introducing virtiofs The 4.6 release of Docker Desktop for Mac contains a number of changes that drastically improve file sharing performance for macOS users. Firstly, developers now have the option of using a new experimental file sharing implementation called...
Engineering
How Kubernetes works under the hood with Docker Desktop
Docker Desktop makes developing applications for Kubernetes easy. It provides a smooth Kubernetes setup experience by hiding the complexity of the installation and wiring with the host. Developers can focus entirely on their work rather than dealing with the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:...