Software development and deployment have come a long way, moving from bare-metal servers to virtual machines and, most recently, containerization. As teams strive for speed, reliability, and scalability, Docker has emerged as a game-changing tool. In this post, we'll dive deep into what containerization is, how Docker works, and best practices for using Docker in your projects. What is Containerization? Containerization is a lightweight form of virtualization. Unlike traditional virtual machines, containers package applications with only the required dependencies, sharing the host system's operating system. This results in faster startup times, lower overhead, and greater portabil ...