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What exactly is Docker on Alibaba Cloud?

Docker is a platform. Dockers also known as Containers. Docker helps in programmatically creating, in building and in managing, with deploying containers. Docker is a software technology providing virtualisation in operating system level on both Linux or Windows operating systems.

Containers are virtual services those provide services of Operating system level. Containers allow the users to run an application, with its related dependencies in a process, which is isolated in nature. Building a container allows the user to isolate resources and their related dependencies, free from each other.

Containers help in sandboxing applications. It also provides an environment of consistent runtime. Containers helps in reducing the physical foot prints in every process. Containers are known for providing a program friendly and low overhead to the users. Containers are excellent help in reducing cost in both resources and in infrastructure.

Containers are able to run on Alibaba Cloud on both the Linux and Windows operating Systems.