We believe simplicity is relevant to all sizes of environments, so we design for busy users of all types: developers, sysadmins, release engineers, IT managers, and everyone in between. Ansible is appropriate for managing all environments, from small setups with a handful of instances to enterprise environments with many thousands of instances.
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Docker provides the ability to package and run an application i a loosely isolated
environment called a container. The isolation and security allows you to run many
containers simultaneously on a given host. Containers are lightweight and contain
everything needed to run the application, so you do not need to rely on what is
currently installed on the host. You can easily share containers while you work,
and be sure that everyone you share with gets the same container that works in the
same way.
Docker provides tooling and a platform to manage the lifecycle of your containers:
Develop your application and its supporting components using containers.
The container becomes the unit for distributing and testing your application.
When you’re ready, deploy your application into your production environment,
as a container or an orchestrated service. This works the same whether your
production environment is a local data center, a cloud provider, or a hybrid
of the two.