Docker: Difference between docker.io and docker-ce

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Older versions of Docker were called docker or docker-engine or docker.io docker-io package was the name used on Debian/Ubuntu for the official docker release. Main reason was to avoid a name conflict with Ubuntu docker system-tray binary. Docker now has an enterprise version (EE) and a free community Edition version(CE) Prior to installing Docker Community […]

Docker: Pull an Image from a Private Registry

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Log in to Docker On your laptop, you must authenticate with a registry in order to pull a private image: docker login When prompted, enter your Docker username and password. The login process creates or updates a config.json file that holds an authorization token. View the config.json file: cat ~/.docker/config.json The output contains a section similar to this: { […]

Docker: Creating a Docker repo.

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Deploy a registry server Estimated reading time: 18 minutes Before you can deploy a registry, you need to install Docker on the host. A registry is an instance of the registry image, and runs within Docker. This topic provides basic information about deploying and configuring a registry. For an exhaustive list of configuration options, see theconfiguration reference. If […]

AWS Ditching Oracle

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Amazon is reportedly planning to stop relying on cloud rival Oracle’s database software entirely by early 2020. Rumours that Jeff Bezos’ firm is attempting to free itself from Big Red have been circling for some time, but according to reports in CNBCtoday, the end is almost in sight. The US outlet, citing inside sources, said the […]