Are Docker Images Cross Platform?

Are Docker Images Cross Platform?

Docker is supposed to be a cross-platform tool. It runs on MacOS, Windows and Linux. You can use the containers everywhere, so it should be cross-platform.

Can Docker image run on any platform?

You can run both Linux and Windows programs and executables in Docker containers. The Docker platform runs natively on Linux (on x86-64, ARM and many other CPU architectures) and on Windows (x86-64). Docker Inc. builds products that let you build and run containers on Linux, Windows and macOS.

Are Docker images OS independent?

No, it does not. Docker uses containerisation as a core technology, which relies on the concept of sharing a kernel between containers. If one Docker image relies on a Windows kernel and another relies on a Linux kernel, you cannot run those two images on the same OS.

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