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Getting Started with Docker

NOTE: This is a tutorial that was created mostly by GitHub CoPilot with a little help from the Dabble Lab team.

Docker is a containerization technology that allows you to run applications in a lightweight container. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to get started with Docker.

Installing Docker

To use Docker, you must first install it on your computer. Installing Docker on your computer is a two-step process.

First, you must download and install the Docker client. You can download the Docker client from the Docker website.

After you have downloaded the Docker client, you must install it. To install Docker, open a terminal and type the following command:

sudo apt-get install docker-ce

To install Docker on a Mac, you must download and install the Docker client. You can download the Docker client from the Docker website.

Then, you must install Docker on your Mac. To install Docker on a Mac, open a terminal and type the following command:

brew cask install docker

After you have installed Docker, you can start Docker by typing the following command:

docker run hello-world