Docker (software)

open-source software for deploying and running of containerized applications

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Docker (software)

Summary

Docker (software) is a free and open-source software^[1]. Docker (software) has Wikipedia articles in 47 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

Docker (software) is the creator of Solomon Hykes^[3].
Docker (software)'s instance of is recorded as free and open-source software^[4].
Docker (software)'s instance of is recorded as container runtime^[5].
Docker (software)'s instance of is recorded as digital container format^[6].
Docker (software)'s based on is recorded as Moby^[7].
Docker (software)'s developer is recorded as Docker, Inc.^[8].
Docker (software)'s copyright license is recorded as proprietary license^[9].
Docker (software)'s copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0^[10].
Docker (software)'s programmed in is recorded as Go^[11].
Docker (software)'s operating system is recorded as Linux^[12].
Docker (software)'s operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[13].
Docker (software)'s operating system is recorded as macOS^[14].
Docker (software)'s operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system^[15].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.0^[16].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.0^[17].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.2^[18].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.3^[19].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.1^[20].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.10^[21].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.11^[22].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.12.0^[23].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.12.5^[24].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.12.4^[25].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.12.3^[26].
Docker (software)'s software version identifier is recorded as 1.12.2^[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include free and open-source software^[4], container runtime^[5], and digital container format^[6].

Why It Matters

Docker (software) has Wikipedia articles in 47 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Docker (software) is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

⭐ Popularity Graph

14/100 long tail

📈 Wikipedia Views · last 1138h

99/mo 46.6K/yr

Quick Facts

Instance of free and open-source software, container runtime, digital container format

Inception March 14, 2013

Publication date March 13, 2013

Official website www.docker.com, www.docker.com

Based on Moby

Properties

Announcement date March 15, 2013

Creator Solomon Hykes

Developer Docker, Inc.

Different from stevedore, Docker

Implementation of containerization

Mascot Moby Dock

Media type application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v1+json, application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json, application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.list.v2+json, application/vnd.docker.container.image.v1+json, application/vnd.docker.image.rootfs.diff.tar.gzip, application/vnd.docker.image.rootfs.foreign.diff.tar.gzip, application/vnd.docker.plugin.v1+json

Operating system Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Unix-like operating system

Platform x86-64, ARM architecture, IBM S/390

Port +2375

Programmed in Go

Public key fingerprint 9DC8 5822 9FC7 DD38 854A E2D8 8D81 803C 0EBF CD88

Readable file format Dockerfile

Service status information url www.dockerstatus.com

Social media followers 108k (79k–503k, n=9)

Software version identifier 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.9.1, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12.0, 1.12.5, 1.12.4, 1.12.3, 1.12.2, 1.12.1, 1.12.0, 1.11.2, 1.11.1, 1.11.0, 1.10.3, 1.10.2, 1.10.1, 1.10.0, 1.9.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.0, 1.12.6, 1.13.0, 1.13.1, 17.03.0, 17.03.1, 17.05.0, 17.03.2, 17.06.0, 17.06.1, 17.07.0, 17.06.2, 17.09.0, 17.10.0, 17.11.0, 17.09.1, 17.12.0, 18.01.0, 18.02.0, 17.12.1, 18.03.0, 18.04.0, 18.03.1, 18.05.0, 18.06.1, 18.09.0, 18.09.1, 18.09.2, 18.09.3, 18.09.4, 18.09.5, 18.09.6, 18.09.7, 18.09.8, 19.03.0, 19.03.1, 19.03.2, 18.09.9, 19.03.3, 19.03.4, 19.03.5, 19.03.6, 19.03.7, 19.03.8, 19.03.9, 19.03.10, 19.03.11, 19.03.12, 19.03.13, 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.1.7, 0.1.8, 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.4.0, 0.5.0, 0.6.0, 0.7.0, 0.8.0, 0.9.0, 0.10.0, 0.11.0, 0.12.0, 1.0.0, 1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.4.0, 1.3.0, 1.2.0, 1.1.0, 19.03.14, 20.10.0, 20.10.1, 20.10.2, 20.10.3, 19.03.15, 20.10.4, 20.10.5, 20.10.6, 20.10.7, 20.10.8, 20.10.9, 20.10.11, 20.10.14, 20.10.16, 20.10.17, 20.10.18, 20.10.10, 20.10.12, 20.10.13, 20.10.15, 20.10.19, 20.10.20, 20.10.21, 20.10.22, 20.10.23, 23.0.0, 23.0.1, 23.0.2, 23.0.3, 20.10.24, 23.0.4, 23.0.5, 23.0.6, 24.0.0, 24.0.1, 24.0.2, 20.10.25, 24.0.3, 24.0.4, 24.0.5, 24.0.6, 20.10.26, 23.0.7, 24.0.7, 20.10.27, 23.0.8, 25.0.0, 25.0.1, 25.0.2, 23.0.9, 24.0.8, 24.0.9, 25.0.3, 25.0.4, 25.0.5, 26.0.0, 26.0.1, 26.0.2, 23.0.10, 26.1.0, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.1.3, 23.0.11, 26.1.4, 23.0.12, 23.0.13, 27.0.1, 27.0.2, 27.0.3, 27.1.0, 27.1.1, 27.1.2, 23.0.14, 25.0.6, 26.1.5, 27.2.0, 27.2.1, 27.3.0, 27.3.1, 23.0.15, 27.4.0, 27.4.1, 23.0.16, 25.0.7, 27.5.0, 27.5.1, 25.0.8, 28.0.0, 28.0.1, 28.0.2, 28.0.3, 28.0.4, 28.1.0, 28.1.1, 23.0.17, 23.0.18, 25.0.9, 25.0.10, 28.2.0, 28.2.1, 28.2.2, 28.3.0, 28.3.1, 28.3.2, 25.0.11, 25.0.12, 28.3.3, 25.0.13, 28.4.0, 28.5.0, 28.5.1, 28.5.2, 29.0.0, 29.0.1, 29.0.2, 29.0.3, 29.0.4, 29.1.0, 29.1.1, 29.1.2, 29.1.3, 29.1.4, 29.1.5, 29.2.0, 29.2.1, 29.3.0, 29.4.0, 29.4.1, 29.4.2, 29.4.3, 29.5.0, 29.5.1, 29.5.2, 29.5.3, 29.6.0, 29.6.1, 29.6.2, 29.7.0, 29.7.1, 29.7.2, 29.8.0

Source code repository url github.com

Stack exchange tag stackoverflow.com, serverfault.com

User manual url docs.docker.com

Web feed url www.docker.com

Writable file format Dockerfile

External References (29)

Alternativeto software id docker

Arch linux package docker

Archwiki article Docker, Docker_(Русский)

Aur package docker-git-x86, docker-bin, docker-git

Docker hub repository library/docker

Facebook username docker.run

Freebase id /m/0wkcjgj

Freebsd port sysutils/docker

Gentoo package app-containers/docker, app-containers/docker-cli

Gentoo wiki article Docker

Github account docker, docker-archive

Github topic docker

Gitlab topic id docker, docker-image, docker-names, docker+naming

Guix variable name docker, docker-cli

Homebrew formula name docker

Iana service name docker

Lemmy community id docker@programming.dev

Openbsd port sysutils/docker-cli

Pro-linux.de dbapp id 19863

Quora topic id Docker

Repology project name docker

Sciencedirect topic id computer-science/docker-container

Sill software id 34

Snap package docker

Subreddit docker

X (twitter) username Docker

Youtube channel id UC76AVf2JkrwjxNKMuPpscHQ

Youtube handle DockerInc

Zhihu topic id 19950993

🌐 Available in 47 languages

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🏷️ Also known as

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Docker (software) is an instance of free and open-source software (Q506883) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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[2] ↑ Docker (software) has Wikipedia articles in 47 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.. Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Docker (software) is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.. Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

17d ago · S8321414 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.2 +239

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 29.8.0"
29d ago · S8321414 · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.2 +239

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 29.7.2"
8w ago · S8321414 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.2 +239

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 29.7.1"
8w ago · S8321414 · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.2 +239

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 29.6.2"
11w ago · S8321414 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.2 +239

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 29.6.1"
14w ago · S8321414 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.2 +239

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 29.6.0"
14w ago · S8321414 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.2 +239

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 29.5.3"
19w ago · S8321414 · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Software version identifier → 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.2 +239

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 29.5.1"
19w ago · S8321414 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Freebsd port → sysutils/docker

Freebase id → /m/0wkcjgj

Github account → docker, docker-archive

Iana service name → docker

+ 59 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)

"/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 29.4.2"

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