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May 12, 2022 at 5:50 am #3970605
How is Docker different from a virtual machine?
by blues.dads05 · about 2 years, 6 months ago
Tags: Linux, Operating Systems
Hi
I keep rereading the Docker documentation to try to understand the difference between Docker and a full VM. How does it manage to provide a full filesystem, isolated networking environment, etc. without being as heavy?
Why is deploying software to a Docker image (if that’s the right term) easier than simply deploying to a consistent production environment?
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May 12, 2022 at 11:14 pm #3970824
Well done.
by rproffitt · about 2 years, 6 months ago
In reply to How is Docker different from a virtual machine?
I’m reading https://geekflare.com/docker-vs-virtual-machine/
For us we use Virtual Box so we could fire up a development system under Linux and Windows complete with the files held in the VM.
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May 13, 2022 at 6:56 am #3970843
virtual machine
by 9to5rank · about 2 years, 6 months ago
In reply to How is Docker different from a virtual machine?
hay! for this confusion you can also contact to help desk for further assistance
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October 18, 2022 at 6:22 am #4002770
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by Johnharper2020 · about 2 years ago
In reply to How is Docker different from a virtual machine?
VMs have the host OS and guest OS inside each VM. A guest OS can be any OS, like Linux or Windows, irrespective of the host OS. In contrast, Docker containers host on a single physical server with a host OS, which shares among them. Sharing the host OS between containers makes them light and increases the boot time
Regards,
james
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