Welcome to the May 2025 edition of Docker Navigator. Missed an issue? Read past issues in our collection.
This month, we’re excited to introduce the Docker MCP Catalog and Toolkit — your new go-to for discovering tools and connecting with your favorite MCP clients. Plus, we’re diving into how containers help secure agentic AI systems, previewing Docker Desktop 4.41, and sharing hands-on guides to help you go from local builds to production-ready deployments, faster and safer. Whether you’re scaling with AI or simplifying enterprise management, there’s something here for every developer.
Introducing Docker MCP Catalog and Toolkit
With the Docker MCP Catalog and Toolkit, you can easily discover tools and connect with your favorite MCP clients. Learn more about this new Docker addition!
Securing Model Context Protocol: Safer agentic AI with containers
Learn about the new challenges of MCP security, where many current MCP tools fall short, and how containers help maintain best practices.
Docker News
Docker Desktop 4.41 introduces new tools to help AI developers and teams manage environments at scale, build faster, and collaborate smarter.
Docker Desktop for Mac: QEMU virtualization option to be deprecated in 90 days
We’re announcing the upcoming deprecation of QEMU as a virtualization option for Docker Desktop on Apple Silicon Macs. Get up to speed on why we’re making this change, what this means for users, and more.
Simplifying enterprise management with Docker Desktop on the Microsoft Store
Find Docker on the Microsoft Store for simplified installs, updates, and enterprise management with native Intune support and seamless deployment.
Demo series: Unlock the full power of Docker
Join us for an in-depth look at the power of Docker’s suite of products. And discover how we’re helping teams like yours increase developer productivity, ensure security at every step, and leverage enterprise-grade solutions to scale with confidence!
Dive Deep
How to build and deliver an MCP server for production
Deploy secure, production-ready MCP servers faster with Docker. Use containers, secrets management, and the MCP Catalog to simplify your AI toolchain!
Run Gemma 3 with Docker Model Runner: Fully local GenAI developer experience
Explore how to run Gemma 3 models locally using Docker Model Runner, alongside a Comment Processing System as a practical case study.
Innovate fearlessly: Secure, fast development with Docker and Google Cloud
Discover how integrating built-in security empowers teams to confidently build, deploy, and scale, reducing risks without sacrificing agility.
How Docker helps anyone build AI apps with AnythingLLM
Explore how Mintplex Labs, the creators of AnythingLLM, is using Docker to make large language model applications accessible, scalable, and easy to use for everyone.
Develop with speed and security using Docker
In this episode of Docker 2.0 Spotlight, Michael Donovan, VP of Product at Docker, breaks down how Docker’s secure development environments help teams stay fast and secure with role-based access, containerized isolation, and automated security checks.
Around the Community
Check out the Docker Forums
Looking for help, curious about how others are using Docker, or want to share something cool you built? The Docker Forums are a great place to explore new ideas, ask questions, and collaborate with fellow developers.
Here’s what’s happening in the community:
- Running Windows containers on a Windows host — With process isolation, Windows containers behave similarly to Linux containers. In a recent forum post, Docker Captain Vinicius Apolinario emphasized regularly updating your hosts to ensure new software is compatible with them, even if it runs in a container.
Skill Up with Docker Live and On-Demand Training
Live training
Join us for a live session with a Docker expert! Each session includes a post-training Q&A, where you can get support on specific troubleshooting questions.
Register for an upcoming live session:
All of our onboarding and enablement sessions are live each month, so if you can’t make it this month, you can join us the following month.
Can’t make it to a live session? Watch our latest on-demand training at your convenience.
Questions? Reach the customer success team at successteam@docker.com.
On the Calendar
Meet our Product and Engineering teams at leading tech conferences worldwide, where they share expertise, explore Docker’s latest advancements, and collaborate with the global tech community to shape the future of innovation.
- Microsoft Build — Seattle, WA — May 19-22 — From AI Agents to Secure Code — Hear what’s next in AI at Docker’s breakout sessions. Booth #400 for demos, prizes, and more.
- Meet us in Seattle and join us for our MCP at MOPOP event at the Museum of Pop Culture.
- WeAreDevelopers — Berlin, Germany — July 9-11 — The EU’s largest gathering of software innovators. Participate in Docker workshops and sessions. Meet up with us at the Docker booth.
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