Ultimately, containers are a feature of Linux. Containers have been a part of the Linux operating system for more than a decade, and go back even further in UNIX. That’s why, despite the very recent introduction of Windows containers, the majority of containers we see are in fact Linux containers.

Are all Docker containers Linux?

Docker Containers Are Everywhere: Linux, Windows, Data center, Cloud, Serverless, etc. Docker container technology was launched in 2013 as an open source Docker Engine.

Is Docker only for Linux?

The Docker platform runs natively on Linux (on x86-64, ARM and many other CPU architectures) and on Windows (x86-64). Docker Inc.