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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 applications

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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

Get started with containers quickly with Docker Community edition (Docker CE) or Docker Enterprise Edition (Docker EE).

Editions are available for desktops, servers, or cloud providers.

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-premises Docker hosts as if they were a single machine.

Docker Compose

Define applications built using multiple containers.

Docker Trusted Registry

(DTR) stores and signs your images.

Docker Machine

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