Introduction
Containers are executable units of software that code is packaged in, along with libraries and dependencies, so that it can be run anywhere, whether on a developer's workstation, an on-prem server, or in the cloud, and deployed easily and consistently, regardless of the target environment.
There are a number of reasons why the use of containers is attractive for Sitecore development, and it becomes even more attractive as Sitecore moves towards a microservices-based architecture. Containers lend themselves very well to this architecture (and in fact encourage it). Read more about container in Sitecore Development here
Documentation
- Containers in Sitecore development
- Sitecore, Docker, and Continuous Integration
- Running Sitecore on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)