Development Tools

Docker

Containers for building and shipping apps. Package code and dependencies; run anywhere.

What is Docker?

Containers for building and shipping apps. Package code and dependencies; run anywhere. See it in our Development Tools collection.

Key benefits

  • Docker fits into a modern web development toolchain and can reduce boilerplate work.
  • Using Docker can improve developer productivity versus ad‑hoc scripts and manual processes.
  • Docker typically integrates with Git-based workflows, CI/CD, or popular runtimes and frameworks.

Use cases

  • Integrating Docker into your local dev or CI pipeline to automate repetitive work.
  • Using Docker to monitor, debug, or optimize applications in production.
  • Adopting Docker as a standard tool across your engineering team for consistency.

About Docker

Containers for building and shipping apps. Package code and dependencies; run anywhere.

Docker appears in The Stash under the development tools category so you can quickly understand what it does, when to use it, and where it fits into your workflow.

Sources & further reading

  • containers
  • devops
  • deploy
  • packaging

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