Understanding Docker Images and Layers - Musings
adeeshfulay.wordpress.com › 2017/09/08Sep 08, 2017 · A Docker image is very similar and serves the same purpose, that is, they are used to create containers, but that is where the similarity ends. While VM image is a single large file, a Docker image references a list of read-only layers that represent differences in the filesystem. These layers are stacked one over the other, as shown in the ...
Images - Kubernetes
https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images22.03.2022 · A container image represents binary data that encapsulates an application and all its software dependencies. Container images are executable software bundles that can run standalone and that make very well defined assumptions about their runtime environment. You typically create a container image of your application and push it to a registry before referring …