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Docker packages your app with its dependencies, freeing you from worrying about your system configuration, and making your app more portable.

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{% capture apps %} ### Define and deploy apps in Swarm Mode

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Components

Docker for Mac

A native application using the macOS sandbox security model which delivers all Docker tools to your Mac.

Docker for Windows

A native Windows application which delivers all Docker tools to your Windows computer.

Docker for Linux

Install Docker on a computer which already has a Linux distribution installed.

Docker Editions

Platform matrix and superset of installers for Docker for desktops, servers, or cloud providers.

Docker Compose

Define application stacks built using multiple containers, services, and swarm configurations.

Docker Machine

Automate container provisioning on your network or in the cloud. Available for Windows, macOS, or Linux.

Docker Cloud

A hosted service for building, testing, and deploying Docker images to your hosts.

Docker Universal Control Plane

(UCP) Manage a cluster of on-premise Docker hosts like a single machine with this enterprise product.

Docker Trusted Registry

(DTR) An enterprise image storage solution you can install behind a firewall to manage images and access.