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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026547 stories
Docker Sandboxes – Disposable, isolated sandboxes for AI agents↗ docker.com · HN · 396 comments · 694 points · Aug 10, 2026
Show HN: Davit, a Apple Containers UI↗ davit.app · HN · 101 comments · 389 points · Jul 07, 2026
Should I run plain Docker Compose in production in 2026?↗ distr.sh · HN · 298 comments · 413 points · Apr 30, 2026
Tell HN: Docker pull fails in Spain due to football Cloudflare block↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 421 comments · 1157 points · Apr 12, 2026
ChatGPT Containers can now run bash, pip/npm install packages and download files↗ simonwillison.net · HN · 324 comments · 451 points · Jan 26, 2026
2025635 stories
MinIO stops distributing free Docker images↗ github.com · HN · 555 comments · 733 points · Oct 22, 2025
Claude now has access to a server-side container environment↗ anthropic.com · HN · 345 comments · 659 points · Sep 09, 2025
I ditched Docker for Podman↗ codesmash.dev · HN · 654 comments · 1123 points · Sep 05, 2025
Show HN: Unregistry – “docker push” directly to servers without a registry↗ github.com · HN · 164 comments · 726 points · Jun 18, 2025
Containerization is a Swift package for running Linux containers on macOS↗ github.com · HN · 409 comments · 769 points · Jun 09, 2025
2024598 stories
Bocker: Docker implemented in around 100 lines of Bash (2015)↗ github.com · HN · 114 comments · 398 points · Nov 23, 2024
Show HN: Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion↗ container-desktop.com · HN · 200 comments · 464 points · Sep 20, 2024
Take a look at Traefik, even if you don't use containers↗ j6b72.de · HN · 260 comments · 388 points · May 05, 2024
Show HN: #!/usr/bin/env docker run↗ gist.github.com · HN · 173 comments · 496 points · Jan 14, 2024
Dive: A tool for exploring a Docker image, layer contents and more↗ github.com · HN · 61 comments · 464 points · Jan 08, 2024
2023657 stories
Show HN: I built ContainerCVE – a web tool to scan public Docker images↗ containercve.com · HN · 32 comments · 91 points · Dec 30, 2023
Using Alpine can make Python Docker builds 50× slower↗ pythonspeed.com · HN · 43 comments · 61 points · Dec 28, 2023
Docker Apology↗ docker.com · HN · 58 comments · 142 points · Mar 16, 2023
Launch HN: Depot (YC W23) – Fast Docker Builds in the Cloud↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 12 comments · 41 points · Feb 22, 2023
Docker 2.0 went from $11M to $135M in 2 years↗ sacra.com · HN · 27 comments · 45 points · Jan 13, 2023
2022648 stories
Podman Desktop: A Free OSS Alternative to Docker Desktop↗ podman-desktop.io · HN · 191 comments · 830 points · Nov 09, 2022
What chroot taught me about containers↗ earthly.dev · HN · 167 comments · 501 points · Nov 09, 2022
Show HN: Devbox – Easy, predictable shells and containers↗ github.com · HN · 185 comments · 515 points · Aug 25, 2022
Docker Compose best practices for dev and prod↗ prod.releasehub.com · HN · 158 comments · 398 points · Aug 16, 2022
`COPY –chmod` reduced the size of my container image by 35%↗ blog.vamc19.dev · HN · 160 comments · 601 points · Mar 26, 2022
2021753 stories
Rancher Desktop, a Docker Desktop Replacement↗ rancherdesktop.io · HN · 220 comments · 650 points · Oct 12, 2021
Waydroid – Run Android containers on Ubuntu↗ waydro.id · HN · 206 comments · 684 points · Sep 22, 2021
Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies↗ theregister.com · HN · 571 comments · 725 points · Aug 31, 2021
A Docker footgun led to a vandal deleting NewsBlur's MongoDB database↗ blog.newsblur.com · HN · 264 comments · 554 points · Jun 29, 2021
Docker without Docker↗ fly.io · HN · 210 comments · 689 points · Apr 09, 2021
20201,126 stories
Transitioning from Docker to Podman↗ developers.redhat.com · HN · 268 comments · 466 points · Nov 20, 2020
Docker fails to launch on Apple Silicon↗ github.com · HN · 272 comments · 655 points · Nov 12, 2020
Linux containers in a few lines of code↗ zserge.com · HN · 85 comments · 458 points · May 13, 2020
Docker for Windows won't run if Razer Synapse driver management tool is running↗ twitter.com · HN · 185 comments · 417 points · Feb 18, 2020
Bocker – Docker implemented in around 100 lines of Bash (2015)↗ github.com · HN · 196 comments · 543 points · Feb 05, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Docker releases cloud sandboxes, enabling safe agentic workloads in the cloud↗ docker.com · HN · 7 comments · 31 points · Sep 24, 2026
Docker Sandboxes – Disposable, isolated sandboxes for AI agents↗ docker.com · HN · 396 comments · 694 points · Aug 10, 2026
BeanShell3 in Development↗ beanshell.github.io · HN · 19 comments · 38 points · Sep 18, 2026
Getting phpBB 1.4.4 working in Docker↗ thran.uk · HN · 38 comments · 54 points · Sep 07, 2026
Be Using Rootless Containers↗ blog.miguelgrinberg.com · HN · 23 comments · 41 points · Sep 08, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Getting phpBB 1.4.4 working in Docker↗ thran.uk · HN · 38 comments · 54 points · Sep 07, 2026
Be Using Rootless Containers↗ blog.miguelgrinberg.com · HN · 23 comments · 41 points · Sep 08, 2026
BeanShell3 in Development↗ beanshell.github.io · HN · 19 comments · 38 points · Sep 18, 2026
Docker releases cloud sandboxes, enabling safe agentic workloads in the cloud↗ docker.com · HN · 7 comments · 31 points · Sep 24, 2026
Running SQLite Apps on Docker and Kubernetes with Litestream↗ openrun.dev · HN · 14 comments · 30 points · Aug 30, 2026
Vagrant is approaching EOL. No more "Docker for VMs"↗ developer.hashicorp.com · HN · 8 comments · 19 points · Sep 08, 2026
Docker and CNCF partner on an open spec for agent permissions↗ docker.com · HN · 0 comments · 7 points · Sep 24, 2026
Open OCI spec for agent sandboxes↗ linux.com · HN · 0 comments · 6 points · Sep 24, 2026
Containers Are No Longer a Security Boundary↗ depthfirst.com · HN · 1 comments · 6 points · Sep 23, 2026
MinIO Docker images are completely gone↗ hub.docker.com · HN · 3 comments · 5 points · Sep 12, 2026

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