# Using Docker Containers to Run Development Tools Without Local Installation

DevFeed: [Using Docker Containers to Run Development Tools Without Local Installation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/dock-life-using-docker-for-all-the-things-31258.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nystudio107.com/blog/dock-life-using-docker-for-all-the-things>)

Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch)

Published: 2021-11-02T15:42:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [nystudio107 | Articles on modern web development.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nystudio107-articles-on-modern-web-development.md>)

Topics: [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [Docker Image](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker-image.md>), [Docker Hub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker-hub.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Shell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shell.md>)

Tags: [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [computer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computer.md>), [containerization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containerization.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-hub](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-hub.md>), [embracing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/embracing.md>), [flexible](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flexible.md>), [gives](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gives.md>), [messy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/messy.md>), [robust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/robust.md>), [setup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/setup.md>), [things](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/things.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [transportable](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transportable.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to use Docker containers to run development tools without installing them directly on a computer. It describes the benefits of disposable, version-specific, self-contained images and introduces Docker Hub and shell aliases.

## Source excerpt

Embracing Docker for All The Things gives you a more flexible, robust, and transportable way to use tools on your computer without messy setup