[alextgordon]

1. Stateless servers. Put your code and configuration in git repos, then mount them as volumes in your docker container. The absolute star feature of docker is being able to mount a file from the host to the container.

You can tear down the host server, then recreate it with not much more than a `git clone` and `docker run`.

2. Precise test environment. I can mirror my entire production environment onto my laptop. No internet connection required! You can be on a train, on a plane, on the beach, in a log cabin in the woods, and have a complete testing environment available.

Docker is not a security technology. You still need to run each service on a separate host kernel, if you want them to be properly isolated.

[davexunit]

>The absolute star feature of docker is being able to mount a file from the host to the container.

This is a simple bind-mount and isn't special at all.

    mount("/foo", "/container/foo", "none", MS_BIND);

Also, virtual machines have had things like 9p that allow the same thing.

[alextgordon]

I don't think there is enough RAM in my laptop to run five VMs simultaneously :)

[davexunit]

Yeah, containers are much slimmer.