# Docker: The very basics

DevFeed: [Docker: The very basics](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/docker-the-very-basics-37698.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://carlosbecker.com/posts/docker-basics/>)

Author: Carlos Alexandro Becker

Published: 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Carlos Becker](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/carlos-becker.md>)

Topics: [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/virtualization.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtualization.md>)

## AI overview

An introductory explanation of Docker, its container-based packaging model, and how containers help run the same software across development, testing, and production environments. The article also explains that Docker containers are stateless and discusses Docker's relationship to microservices, continuous integration, and virtualization.

## Source excerpt

Or "what the hell is this Docker thing?"