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 tooling —
docker composefor 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+--cpusflags prevent runaway containers - Mount volumes for persistent data — container writes are lost on restart unless on a volume
- Pin image tags —
:latestis unstable; pin to specific versions for reproducibility - Cleanup regularly —
docker system pruneto 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)
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |
