Containerization is a fundamental architectural pattern that enables teams and organizations to develop and deploy applications in isolated, self-contained environments. It provides benefits like improved scalability, maintainability, and deployment velocity.
Key concepts include Docker containers, layered applications, and container orchestration.
It is widely used across the software development lifecycle, simplifying the process of building, testing, and deploying applications.
This page provides a high-level overview.
Example: A single-page web application can be packaged into a Docker container, allowing for consistent deployments across different environments.
We will explore several related topics in the following sections.