Docker Desktop
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Top 5 Docker Desktop Features Developers Must Know About
Built atop Docker Engine—our open-source container runtime—Docker Desktop is ideal for developers needing greatly expanded Docker functionality, regardless of experience level. Docker Desktop is ready to use out of the box. It packages together Docker’s CLI, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and other tools to streamline application development. Docker Desktop’s quick installation and OS agnosticism have also…
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Getting Started with Docker Desktop
If you’re curious about Docker but haven’t used it, you’re at the right place. While Docker is technical at its core, our goal is to make our tools approachable for all users regardless of their familiarity with containers. This blog introduces Docker technology, Docker Desktop, and why you should care about both. What is Docker?…
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Speed boost achievement unlocked on Docker Desktop 4.6 for Mac
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 virtiofs (the current default is gRPC-FUSE). Secondly, improvements have been made to the way that files…
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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 Kubernetes setup details. This blog post covers development use cases and what happens under the hood…
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What you need to know about macOS X 10.14 Deprecation
Docker supports Docker Desktop on the most recent versions of macOS. That is, the current release of macOS and the previous two releases. As new major versions of macOS are made generally available, Docker stops supporting the oldest version and supports the newest version of macOS (in addition to the previous two releases). Keeping with…
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New Docker Menu & Improved Release Highlights with Docker Desktop 4.5
We’re excited to announce the release of Docker Desktop 4.5 which includes enhancements we’re excited for you to try out. New Docker Menu: Improved Speed and Unified Experience Across Operating Systems We’ve launched a new version of the Docker Menu which creates a consistent user experience across all operating systems (including Docker Desktop for Linux,…
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Celebrating Our Second Fiscal Year
Yesterday, January 31, we finished our second full fiscal year since our November 2019 restructuring and recapitalization, and I couldn’t be prouder of the Docker team and what we’ve accomplished together. While it’s difficult to summarize 12 months, highlights include: Shipping 7,000+ product features, fixes, and updates to developers, including Docker Desktop for M1 Macs,…
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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…
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