Docker Blog

Engineering Update: BuildKit 0.9 and Docker Buildx 0.6 Releases

Kevin Alvarez
Jul 28 2021

On July 16th we released BuildKit 0.9.0, Docker Buildx 0.6.0, Dockerfile 1.3.0 and Dockerfile 1.3.0-labs. These releases come with bug fixes, feature-parity improvements, refactoring and also new features. Dockerfile new features Installation There is no installation...

Docker Project Announces Open-Source-a-thon to Support Whale and Marine Wildlife Conservation

David Messina
Feb 19 2015

Docker Project Announces Open-Source-a-thon to Support Whale and Marine Wildlife Conservation Partnering with Oceanic Society to link open source contributions to driving “blue” conservation SAN FRANCISCO – February 19, 2015 – The Docker Project, the open platform for...

The New Minimalist Operating Systems

Peter Salvatore
Feb 12 2015

Part of my work on the Technical Alliances team at Docker involves exploring innovative projects our ecosystem partners are working on. One area that has seen radical change in recent years is the operating system (OS). You may have noticed some new OS...

Docker Project 2014: A Whirlwind Year in Review

David Messina
Jan 15 2015

To say 2014 was a whirlwind year for the Docker open source project is an understatement. We wanted to capture as much of the year as we could and showcase the accomplishments – through an infographic – in a way to highlight all the great work that can be achieved...

Announcing Docker Machine, Swarm, and Compose for Orchestrating Distributed Apps

Scott Johnston
Dec 4 2014

Feb 2015 Updates: 1) Orchestrating Docker with Machine, Swarm and Compose 2) Announcing Docker Machine Beta 3) Scaling Docker with Swarm 4) Announcing Docker Compose As users start exploring Docker and Docker Hub, they typically start by Dockerizing some apps,...

Docker Announces Orchestration for Multi-Container Distributed Apps

David Messina
Dec 4 2014

New services accelerate development-to-deployment of applications atop any infrastructure, from on-premise virtualized data centers to public clouds San Francisco, Calif. and Amsterdam, NL.– December 4, 2014 - Docker, Inc., the company behind the open platform...

Docker-based Multi-Container Applications Run on AWS Cloud with Introduction of the EC2 Container Service

Ben Golub
Nov 13 2014

It was great to have Werner Vogels up on stage talking about “why developers love containers.” That was a wonderful lead in to my Docker presentation in front of the 13,500+ person audience at AWS re:Invent listening to Werner’s keynote. That kind of visibility is...

Docker and Microsoft Partner to Drive Adoption of Distributed Applications to Every Enterprise Operating System and Cloud

Ben Golub
Oct 15 2014

Today, we announced an exciting set of joint initiatives with Microsoft, including: Extending Docker to Windows with Docker Engine for Windows Server Microsoft’s support of Docker’s open orchestration APIs Integration of Docker Hub with Microsoft Azure, and...

Docker Closes $40M Series C Led by Sequoia

Ben Golub
Sep 16 2014

Today is a great day for the Docker team and the whole Docker ecosystem. We are pleased to announce that Docker has closed a $40M Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital. In addition to giving us significant financial resources, Docker now has...