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## Docker | |
Docker is a platform to build, ship and run distributed applications. The platform is made up of two components: | |
1. Docker server | |
This runs as a daemon and manages all the containers. | |
2. Docker client | |
This acts as a remote control for the daemon. | |
### Terminology | |
Some of the popular terms that get used when talking about docker: | |
1. Image - is a snapshot of the container | |
## Is Docker a viable option? | |
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### Learning curve | |
Learning curve isn't as steep as something like Chef. | |
### Maturity | |
The project is still young and while researching I did spot odd complaints regarding memory usage. However, on the flip side, | |
there were several benchmarks to show the comparison with a full blown VM. The benchmarks will be different depending on what | |
you are running in the docker. | |
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