Docker

## 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.