| :title: Welcome to the Docker Documentation |
| :description: An overview of the Docker Documentation |
| :keywords: containers, lxc, concepts, explanation |
| |
| .. _introduction: |
| |
| Welcome |
| ======= |
| |
| .. image:: concepts/images/dockerlogo-h.png |
| |
| ``docker``, the Linux Container Runtime, runs Unix processes with |
| strong guarantees of isolation across servers. Your software runs |
| repeatably everywhere because its :ref:`container_def` includes any |
| dependencies. |
| |
| ``docker`` runs three ways: |
| |
| * as a daemon to manage LXC containers on your :ref:`Linux host |
| <kernel>` (``sudo docker -d``) |
| * as a :ref:`CLI <cli>` which talks to the daemon's `REST API |
| <api/docker_remote_api>`_ (``docker run ...``) |
| * as a client of :ref:`Repositories <working_with_the_repository>` |
| that let you share what you've built (``docker pull, docker |
| commit``). |
| |
| Each use of ``docker`` is documented here. The features of Docker are |
| currently in active development, so this documention will change |
| frequently. |
| |
| For an overview of Docker, please see the `Introduction |
| <http://www.docker.io>`_. When you're ready to start working with |
| Docker, we have a `quick start <http://www.docker.io/gettingstarted>`_ |
| and a more in-depth guide to :ref:`ubuntu_linux` and other |
| :ref:`installation_list` paths including prebuilt binaries, |
| Vagrant-created VMs, Rackspace and Amazon instances. |
| |
| Enough reading! :ref:`Try it out! <running_examples>` |
