Docker is a revolutionary open-source platform that simplifies the deployment and management of applications via containerisation, ensuring seamless operation in any environment.
Containerisation offers improvements on traditional virtual machines in the areas of efficiency, startup times, isolation and dependency management.
Using Docker for local development provides consistency, isolation and portability across different development stages and environments.
Docker’s lightweight containers offer efficiency in resource management, overcoming the time-consuming and complex task of setting up local development environments.
To set up Docker for local development, you need to install Docker on your machine, create a Dockerfile with instructions for the containers, build the Docker image and run the Docker container.
Embracing Docker allows developers to focus on coding, whilst enjoying flexibility and confidence in their local development environments.