The difference between Docker and a Virtual Machine Virtual machines were the cock of the walk fifteen years ago, but they have fallen out of favor in recent year in preference to Docker containers.

Docker containers are lightweight, self-contained packages capable of efficiently running various services. Virtual machines are more robust, emulate full computers, and require more resources ...

Containers vs Docker images explained A container is a collection of one or more processes, organized under a single name and identifying ID that is isolated from the other processes running within a ...

Learn the key differences between Docker Desktop and Docker Engine to optimize containerization, DevOps workflows, and development setups.

Figure 1 illustrates the difference between a container and a virtual machine. Figure 1. Docker vs a virtual machine ...