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    11  # Welcome to the Docker user guide
    12  
    13  In the [Introduction](/) you got a taste of what Docker is and how it
    14  works. In this guide we're going to take you through the fundamentals of
    15  using Docker and integrating it into your environment.
    16  
    17  We’ll teach you how to use Docker to:
    18  
    19  * Dockerize your applications.
    20  * Run your own containers.
    21  * Build Docker images.
    22  * Share your Docker images with others.
    23  * And a whole lot more!
    24  
    25  We've broken this guide into major sections that take you through
    26  the Docker life cycle:
    27  
    28  ## Getting started with Docker Hub
    29  
    30  *How do I use Docker Hub?*
    31  
    32  Docker Hub is the central hub for Docker. It hosts public Docker images
    33  and provides services to help you build and manage your Docker
    34  environment. To learn more:
    35  
    36  Go to [Using Docker Hub](/userguide/dockerhub).
    37  
    38  ## Dockerizing applications: A "Hello world"
    39  
    40  *How do I run applications inside containers?*
    41  
    42  Docker offers a *container-based* virtualization platform to power your
    43  applications. To learn how to Dockerize applications and run them:
    44  
    45  Go to [Dockerizing Applications](/userguide/dockerizing).
    46  
    47  ## Working with containers
    48  
    49  *How do I manage my containers?*
    50  
    51  Once you get a grip on running your applications in Docker containers
    52  we're going to show you how to manage those containers. To find out
    53  about how to inspect, monitor and manage containers:
    54  
    55  Go to [Working With Containers](/userguide/usingdocker).
    56  
    57  ## Working with Docker images
    58  
    59  *How can I access, share and build my own images?*
    60  
    61  Once you've learnt how to use Docker it's time to take the next step and
    62  learn how to build your own application images with Docker.
    63  
    64  Go to [Working with Docker Images](/userguide/dockerimages).
    65  
    66  ## Linking containers together
    67  
    68  Until now we've seen how to build individual applications inside Docker
    69  containers. Now learn how to build whole application stacks with Docker
    70  by linking together multiple Docker containers.
    71  
    72  Go to [Linking Containers Together](/userguide/dockerlinks).
    73  
    74  ## Managing data in containers
    75  
    76  Now we know how to link Docker containers together the next step is
    77  learning how to manage data, volumes and mounts inside our containers.
    78  
    79  Go to [Managing Data in Containers](/userguide/dockervolumes).
    80  
    81  ## Working with Docker Hub
    82  
    83  Now we've learned a bit more about how to use Docker we're going to see
    84  how to combine Docker with the services available on Docker Hub including
    85  Trusted Builds and private repositories.
    86  
    87  Go to [Working with Docker Hub](/userguide/dockerrepos).
    88  
    89  ## Docker Compose
    90  
    91  Docker Compose allows you to define a application's components -- their containers,
    92  configuration, links and volumes -- in a single file. Then a single command
    93  will set everything up and start your application running.
    94  
    95  Go to [Docker Compose user guide](/compose/).
    96  
    97  ## Docker Machine
    98  
    99  Docker Machine helps you get Docker Engines up and running quickly. Machine
   100  can set up hosts for Docker Engines on your computer, on cloud providers,
   101  and/or in your data center, and then configure your Docker client to securely
   102  talk to them.
   103  
   104  Go to [Docker Machine user guide](/machine/).
   105  
   106  ## Docker Swarm
   107  
   108  Docker Swarm pools several Docker Engines together and exposes them as a single
   109  virtual Docker Engine. It serves the standard Docker API, so any tool that already
   110  works with Docker can now transparently scale up to multiple hosts.
   111  
   112  Go to [Docker Swarm user guide](/swarm/).
   113  
   114  ## Getting help
   115  
   116  * [Docker homepage](http://www.docker.com/)
   117  * [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com)
   118  * [Docker blog](http://blog.docker.com/)
   119  * [Docker documentation](https://docs.docker.com/)
   120  * [Docker Getting Started Guide](http://www.docker.com/gettingstarted/)
   121  * [Docker code on GitHub](https://github.com/docker/docker)
   122  * [Docker mailing
   123    list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/docker-user)
   124  * Docker on IRC: irc.freenode.net and channel #docker
   125  * [Docker on Twitter](http://twitter.com/docker)
   126  * Get [Docker help](http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=docker) on
   127    StackOverflow
   128  * [Docker.com](http://www.docker.com/)
   129