New Book - Using WordPress on AWS Lightsail
Sample Chapter - Desktop Docker
For Local Docker Development. We could use Docker Engine, which is the primary container runtime that runs directly on Linux and Windows servers. It is built for production use because it is lightweight, stable, and can be automated with command-line tools, system services, and CI/CD pipelines. This setup provides the performance and control necessary to run applications at scale. On the other hand, Docker Desktop is meant for development on macOS, Windows, and Linux desktops. It includes Docker Engine inside a small virtual machine and adds a graphical dashboard, resource controls, Docker Compose, and optional Kubernetes for local testing. In short, Docker Engine runs containers in production, while Docker Desktop provides the developer with an easy way to build, test, and debug containers locally before deploying them to production.
We will install Docker Desktop for our development work on either Windows, Linux, or macOS.