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Docker image format

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A Docker image is a file, comprised of multiple layers, that is used to execute code in a Docker container. An image is essentially built from the instructions for a complete and executable version of an application, which relies on the host OS kernel.

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Subsets

formats, edam

Created in

1.25

Documentation

https://github.com/moby/moby/blob/master/image/spec/v1.2.md, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docker_(software)

Example

https://dockerhub.com

File extension

dockerfile

Organisation

https://www.docker.com/

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