What is a Docker?

[miogpsrocks]

What is a Docker? Like an extension or plugin for a web browser or like the apple APP store or Android google play ? 

 

These are extra software made to run on the UNraid OS ? 

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Think of a docker container as a tiny VM with just the amount of OS needed to support a single app. A docker runs in the Docker Engine that is part of the unRAID OS.

 

There are literally hundreds of dockers supported by this community. Install Community Applications to help you find, choose, and install them.

 

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[MrCrispy]

Without worrying about technical details, think of Docker, and esp unRaid's use of it with the CA plugin, as the easiest way to add extra functionality to your unRaid server.

[kizer]