One way to think of docker is as an installation automation and management thingie. However, it is better to think of it as an encapsulation mechanism for your

One way to think of docker is as an installation automation and management thingie. However, it is better to think of it as an encapsulation mechanism for your setup. Almost like a vm in itself. A running docker container is also assigned its own private network ip address, which helps reinforce the abstraction.