Docker Glossary (Engine)

Glossary

A list of terms used around the Docker project.

aufs

aufs (advanced multi layered unification filesystem) is a Linux filesystem that Docker supports as a storage backend. It implements the union mount for Linux file systems.

Base image

An image that has no parent is a base image.

boot2docker

boot2docker is a lightweight Linux distribution made specifically to run Docker containers. The boot2docker management tool for Mac and Windows was deprecated and replaced by docker-machine which you can install with the Docker Toolbox.

btrfs

btrfs (B-tree fil