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Learn Docker basics and the bene ts of containerizing you applications.

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Download and install

Download and install Docker on your machine in a few easy steps.

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Guides
Learn how to set up your Docker environment and start containerizing you
applications.

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What's new?
Learn about the cool new features, updates, and bug xes.

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Product manuals
Browse through the manuals and learn how to use Docker products.

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Reference
Browse through the through the CLI and API reference documentation.

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How do I?
Check out the following topics to learn how to build, run, and deploy your applications using
Docker.

Write a Docker le (/engine/reference/builder/)

Manage container networking (/network/)
Write a Docker Compose le (/compose/compose- le)
Work with volumes and bind mounts (/storage/)
Share my image on Docker Hub (/get-started/part3/)
Con gure the Docker daemon (/con g/daemon/)
Build and run an image (/get-started/part2/)
Manage Docker objects (/con g/labels-custom-metadata/)
Use multi-stage builds (/develop/develop-images/multistage-build/)
Scale apps using Kubernetes (/get-started/kube-deploy/)
Run a command in a container (/engine/reference/commandline/run/)
Scale apps using Swarm (/get-started/swarm-deploy/)

Develop with Docker

Learn how to develop language-speci c apps using Docker.

Docker for Java developers (https://github.com/docker/labs/tree/master/developer-tools/java/)

Port a node.js app to Docker (https://github.com/docker/labs/tree/master/developer-
tools/nodejs/porting/)
Ruby on Rails app on Docker (https://github.com/docker/labs/tree/master/developer-tools/ruby)
Dockerize a .Net Core application (/engine/examples/dotnetcore/)
Dockerize an ASP.NET Core application with SQL Server on Linux (/compose/aspnet-mssql-
compose/)

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Getting Started with Docker

Take a walkthrough that covers writing your rst app, data storage, networking, and swarms,
and ends with your app running on production servers in the cloud.
Learn Docker (/get-started/)

FAQs
Can I install Docker Desktop on Windows 10 Home? (/docker-for-windows/faqs/#can-i-install-
docker-desktop-on-windows-10-home)
What are the system requirements for Docker Desktop? (/docker-for-windows/install/#system-
requirements)

What is the di erence between the Stable and Edge versions of Docker Desktop? (/docker-for-
windows/faqs/#what-is-the-di erence-between-the-stable-and-edge-versions-of-docker-
desktop)
How do I connect from a container to a service? (/docker-for-windows/faqs/#how-do-i-
connect-from-a-container-to-a-service-on-the-host)

Popular articles
Docker Desktop WSL 2 backend (/docker-for-windows/wsl/)

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Docker Desktop Dashboard (/docker-for-windows/dashboard/)

Deploy on Kubernetes (/docker-for-windows/kubernetes/)

Stable Release notes (/docker-for-windows/release-notes/)
Logs and troubleshooting (/docker-for-windows/troubleshoot/)

Best practices
Take a look at our best practices and reference architecture topics to ne tune your deployment.

Best practices for writing Docker le (/develop/develop-images/docker le_best-practices/)

Best practices for writing a Docker Compose le (/develop/develop-images/docker le_best-

practices/)

Docker Development best practices (/develop/dev-best-practices/)

Docker Security best practices (/engine/security/security/)

Docker Reference architecture: Docker logging design and best practices

(https://success.docker.com/article/logging-best-practices)

Docker Swarm reference architecture: Exploring scalable, portable container networks

(https://success.docker.com/article/networking)

Troubleshooting
Refer to our troubleshooting topics to learn how to diagnose and troubleshoot common issues.

Troubleshoot the Docker daemon (/con g/daemon/)

Troubleshoot volumes or bind mount errors (/storage/troubleshooting_volume_errors/)

Troubleshoot container networking errors (https://success.docker.com/article/troubleshooting-

container-networking)

Docker Desktop logs and troubleshooting (/docker-for-windows/troubleshoot/)

Stack Overflow
Browse through some of the frequent questions asked about Docker on Stack Over ow.

From inside of a Docker container, how do I connect to the localhost of the machine?
(https://stackover ow.com/questions/24319662/from-inside-of-a-docker-container-how-do-i-
connect-to-the-localhost-of-the-mach)

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How is Docker di erent from a virtual machine?

(https://stackover ow.com/questions/16047306/how-is-docker-di erent-from-a-virtual-machine)

What is the di erence between CMD and ENTRYPOINT in a Docker le?

(https://stackover ow.com/questions/21553353/what-is-the-di erence-between-cmd-and-
entrypoint-in-a-docker le)

What is the di erence between “expose” and “publish” in Docker?

(https://stackover ow.com/questions/22111060/what-is-the-di erence-between-expose-and-
publish-in-docker)

Where are Docker images stored on the host machine?

(https://stackover ow.com/questions/19234831/where-are-docker-images-stored-on-the-host-
machine)

Community resources

Find a local meetup

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Upcoming Events
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Community news
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Meet the Captains

Select members of the community that are both experts in their eld and are passionate about
sharing their Docker knowledge with others.

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Educational resources
Expand your understanding of Docker with these additional resources.

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Play with Docker

Tutorial
Self-paced tutorials to increase your Docker knowledge.

(https://www.docker.com/101-tutorial)

Lab Environment
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Community Training
Free and paid learning materials from Docker Captains.

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