# docker/getting-started

Getting started with Docker

Repository: https://github.com/docker/getting-started
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/getting-started
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-12T19:09:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2403, "days_push": 82, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3082, forks 6359 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:41.933138+00:00)

## What it is
The official Docker getting-started tutorial, a hands-on guide to containers, images, volumes, networking, and Docker Compose. It ships as a containerized mkdocs site you can run locally with a single docker run command.

## Use cases
- learn docker containers from scratch
- tutorial on building and running containers
- learn docker compose basics
- understand volumes and bind mounts in docker
- learn multi-stage docker builds
- hands-on container networking tutorial

## When to choose
- you are new to Docker and want an official beginner-friendly walkthrough
- you want a self-contained tutorial that runs in a container
- you need to teach container fundamentals to a team

## When to avoid
- you need advanced Docker or Kubernetes topics beyond the basics
- you want a comprehensive reference rather than a guided tutorial
- you are not using Docker Desktop or a compatible Docker setup

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: docker, tutorial, containers, docker-compose, learning, mkdocs, devops, web-server

## Member repositories
- docker/getting-started (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.933138+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:27:42.773714+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/docker/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.933138+00:00, sha 96835ca2465f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.