Docker & Traefik
What is Docker and why
is it so darn popular?
Docker is hotter than hot because it makes it possible to get far more apps running on the same old servers and it also makes it very easy to package and ship programs.
With the release of Docker 1.0 in June 2014, the buzz became a roar. And, over the years, it's only got louder.
All the noise is happening because companies are adopting Docker at a remarkable rate.
Numerous businesses had already moved their server applications from virtual machines (VM) to containers.
According to Docker, over 3.5 million applications have been placed in containers using Docker technology and over 37 billion containerized applications have been downloaded.
It's not just Docker who thinks they're on to something big. 451 Research also sees Docker technology being wildly successful. It predicts "the application container market will explode over the next five years.
Docker enables developers to easily pack, ship, and run any application as a lightweight, portable, self-sufficient container, which can run virtually anywhere.
In addition, Docker containers are easy to deploy in a cloud.