Get Started with Docker

Docker for Developers

Building and deploying new applications is faster with containers. Docker containers wrap up software and its dependencies into a standardized unit for software development that includes everything it needs to run: code, runtime, system tools and libraries. This guarantees that your application will always run the same and makes collaboration as simple as sharing a container image.

Docker containers whether Windows or Linux are backed by Docker tools and APIs and help you build better software:

• Onboard faster and stop wasting hours trying to set up development environments, spin up new instances and make copies of production code to run locally.
• Enable polyglot development and use any language, stack or tools without worry of application conflicts.
• Eliminate environment inconsistencies and the "works on my machine" problem by packaging the application, configs and dependencies into an isolated container.
• Alleviate concern over application security

Try Docker containers with free, hosted lab tutorials or download and take a tutorial to start building apps.