Overview of Docker and Integration Server

Docker is an open-source technology that allows users to deploy applications to software containers. A Docker container is an instance of a Docker image, where the Docker image is the application, including the file system and runtime parameters. You can create a Docker image from an installed and configured Integration Server instance and then run the Docker image inside a Docker container. To facilitate running Integration Server in a Docker container, Integration Server provides a script to use to build a Docker image and then load or push the resulting Docker image to a Docker registry hosted on-premise or in webMethods Integration Cloud.

You can build a docker image for instances of Integration Server or Microservices Runtime. Unless otherwise specified, the instructions for working with Integration Server and Docker apply to Microservices Runtime.

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Software AG provides prebuilt Docker images for Software AG products, including Microservices Runtime, at https://containers.softwareag.com/products.

Support for Integration Server with Docker 1.12.11 and later is available on the following where Docker provides native support: Linux systems, UNIX systems, and Windows Server 2016.

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The Integration Server documentation assumes a familiarity with Docker technology. An in-depth discussion of Docker and container technology is beyond the scope of this guide but is available elsewhere.