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# [Docker Containers vs. Virtual Machines](https://blog.viveksonar.in/docker-containers-vs-virtual-machines?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I used to think of Docker containers as lightweight, trimmed-down virtual machines. The comparison made sense because, at least in the initial marketing of Docker, it was always compared to virtual machines — for example, “Docker takes less time to s...

Dec 24, 2020 · 6 min read · blog.viveksonar.in  
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