Docker CE (Community Edition)

Free, open-source release aimed at individual developers and small teams. It tracks the latest upstream feautres and is refreshed monthly.

# Ubuntu 22.04 example
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

Docker EE (Enterprise Edition)

Commercial offering with certified images, extended lifecycle support, and FIPS-compliant cryptography. Requires a license key.

# Add Mirantis repo (EE is now maintained by Mirantis)
curl -fsSL https://repos.mirantis.com/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/mirantis-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mirantis-archive-keyring.gpg] https://repos.mirantis.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable-ee" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mirantis.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y docker-ee docker-ee-cli

Docker Desktop

Integrated development environment for macOS and Windows that bundles Engine, CLI, Kubernetes, and Dev Environments. Installation is GUI-driven:

# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install --cask docker

# Windows (PowerShell)
winget install Docker.DockerDesktop

Docker Compose

CLI plugin that consumes a declarative YAML manifest to spin up multi-service stacks.

# compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
  api:
    build: .
    ports: ["5000:5000"]
    depends_on: [cache]
  cache:
    image: redis:7-alpine
    volumes: ["redis-data:/data"]
volumes:
  redis-data:

Launch the stack:

docker compose up -d

Deployment Timeline

gantt
    title Containerized App Roll-out
    dateFormat  YYYY-MM-DD
    section Infra
    Provision cluster   :2024-06-01, 1d
    Install Ingress     :2024-06-02, 1d
    section Backend
    Image build         :2024-06-03, 2d
    Security scan       :2024-06-05, 1d
    Deploy to staging   :2024-06-06, 1d
    section Frontend
    Bundle assets       :2024-06-03, 2d
    E2E tests           :2024-06-05, 1d
    Deploy to staging   :2024-06-06, 1d
    section Release
    Production rollout  :2024-06-08, 1d

Flow: Local Build to Production

flowchart TD
    A[Developer push] --> B[CI pipeline]
    B --> C{Tests pass?}
    C -- No --> D[Fix & retry]
    C -- Yes --> E[Build image]
    E --> F[Push to registry]
    F --> G[Deploy to staging]
    G --> H{QA sign-off?}
    H -- No --> D
    H -- Yes --> I[Deploy to prod]