Docker

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

Docker is the container runtime that revolutionized application packaging — bundle code + dependencies + runtime into immutable images, run anywhere. Now the OCI-standard runtime backing virtually every cloud-native deployment. The Docker Engine + CLI shipped here is the foundation for running every other app in the BluixApps catalog.

This is the underlying infrastructure, not an app to use directly — but it's what makes every other one-click install possible.

What it's for

  • Application packaging — bundle apps as immutable, portable images
  • Multi-app hosting — run dozens of isolated apps on one VPS
  • Development environments — consistent dev/staging/prod parity
  • CI/CD foundation — build, test, deploy in containers
  • Service isolation — security via container boundaries

Who it's for

  • Anyone running BluixApps — Docker is the foundation; every app needs it
  • DevOps engineers managing containerized production workloads
  • Developers wanting consistent local development environments
  • Platform engineers orchestrating services across VPS fleets
  • Self-hosters running multiple apps without conflicts

Why teams pick Docker over alternatives

  • OCI standard — interoperable with Podman, containerd, every orchestrator
  • Massive ecosystem — Docker Hub has millions of pre-built images
  • Mature toolingdocker compose for multi-service apps
  • Apache 2.0 (Docker Engine) — open source core
  • Universal — runs on Linux, Mac, Windows uniformly
  • Battle-tested — production-deployed at every scale

Integrations

  • Image registries — Docker Hub, GHCR, AWS ECR, custom OCI registries
  • Orchestrators — Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Nomad (Docker is the runtime)
  • CI/CD — GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins all support Docker natively
  • Networking — bridge, host, overlay networks; Docker Compose handles cross-service DNS
  • Storage — bind mounts, volumes, tmpfs; volume drivers for S3, NFS
  • Logging — JSON file, syslog, Fluentd, Loki, journal drivers
  • GPU passthrough — NVIDIA Container Toolkit for ML workloads

Notable users & community

  • Used by literally every modern cloud-native engineering org
  • Foundation of Kubernetes ecosystem
  • Docker Inc. + CNCF jointly steward the runtime
  • Massive Stack Overflow / Reddit / GitHub community
  • Standard tool in every DevOps engineer's toolkit

Tips & operations

  • Use Docker Compose for multi-service — orchestrate dependencies in one file
  • Limit container resources--memory + --cpus flags prevent runaway containers
  • Mount volumes for persistent data — container writes are lost on restart unless on a volume
  • Pin image tags:latest is unstable; pin to specific versions for reproducibility
  • Cleanup regularlydocker system prune to reclaim disk; unused images / volumes accumulate
  • Secure the daemon — Docker socket = root access; never expose over network without TLS auth

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker Engine (latest stable) installed as the host's container runtime
  • Docker Compose v2 for orchestrating multi-service apps
  • Default bridge network configured
  • Daemon socket protected (local-only)
  • Disk quota recommendations in install report
  • Required runtime for every other BluixApps catalog entry
  • No backup needed (stateless runtime; data lives in volumes per-app)
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Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.

TierTenantsCatalogSupportWhite-labelMonthly
Stacks119 curated stacksStandard$19/moDetailDeploy
Starter10Full catalogStandard+$15–25/mo$49/moDetailDeploy
Pro25Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$149/moDetailDeploy
Growth100Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$349/moDetailDeploy
Scale500Full catalog7-day window+$15–25/mo$799/moDetailDeploy
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