Yes, plain Docker Compose can still run production workloads in 2026—if you close the operational gaps it leaves: cleanup, healing, image pinning, socket security, and updates.
The future is not Docker
It sounds strange to say, but after working on Depot for the past 18 months, I'm convinced that it's true. The future is not Docker, but containers are.
State of My Homelab 2025
An overview of my current homelab architecture, focusing on a transition from complex orchestration to a simplified Docker Compose-based setup.
dockercon 2020–the end of containers
This is my 5th time at dockercon. It’s half empty, people here are not coming driven by excitement anymore but by the fact that they still…
Post: Docker Not Ready for Prime Time
I love Docker. It's so freakin' useful for distributing predictable runtime environments.
The Industry-Leading Container Runtime | Docker
Read about our industry-leading Docker container runtimes. Docker Engine allows containerized apps to run consistently on any infrastructure — from anywhere.
Docker Brings Compose to the AI Agent Era | Docker
Define, run, and scale AI agents using Docker Compose and Docker Offload. Streamline agentic development across your stack.
Welcome to 2026!
Hello Handmade Network, and happy new year! 2025 was a relatively quiet year for us where we focus…
A Docker Fork: Talk of a Split Is Now on the Table
Discussions about a split from Docker are now underway among several Docker ecosystem vendors and end users. Expressing frustration of
Docker For Mac Beta Review
I finally got access to the Docker For Mac beta. My initial impressions are extremely positive. With Docker packaged so well for end users…
Docker: Accelerated Container Application Development
Docker is a platform designed to help developers build, share, and run container applications. We handle the tedious setup, so you can focus on the code.
How eBPF is shaping the future of Linux and platform engineering
When Docker burst onto the scene in 2013, Linux containers seemed like an overnight success. But the evolution to containers—and microservices and Kubernetes—was actually decades in the making, based on kernel primitives in the Linux operating system. Docker used these primitives, namely cgroups and namespaces, as building blocks to create a lightweight, easy-to-use software packaging format. Linux containers had been used by Google and others for many years, but Docker made them easily accessible to mainstream developers.
Do we still need build tools?
Do we still need Rspack, SWC, PostCSS, Vite, Parcel, Webpack, Turbopack, esbuild, Rollup, Rolldown, Babel, Autoprefixer, esbuild and Lightning CSS in 2026?
