Spring Boot provides the ability to run and distribute your Spring application as a simple JAR and is a wonderful success in that regard.
It is, without a doubt, a step in the right direction, but sometimes your web application isn't the only thing you want to deploy.
When dealing with a complex system with multiple servers and datasources, the work of the operation team can become quite a headache.
Who hasn't heard about Docker? It is the new cool kid in the container world and has become quite a success, thanks to its vibrant community.
The ideas behind Docker are not new, it leverages LinuX Containers (LXC) and cgroups to provide a fully isolated environment for applications to run in.
You can find a tutorial on the Spring website that will guide you through your first steps with Docker at https://spring.io/guides/gs/spring-boot-docker.
Pivotal Cloud Foundry has been using container technology for years in their container manager called Warden. They recently moved to Garden...