Docker containers, Docker images and Dockerfiles This is convenient (!) because we can copy our setup to a cloud solution or a friend’s computer and still be confident it runs the same way. And yes, they are future proof and run similarly on major cloud solutions such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. As containers are standardised, you can be confident that they run the same way on Windows, macOS and Linux. Containers include everything needed to run a particular set of tasks (in this case OpenFOAM simulations). Using Docker we start containers (think of shipping containers)from images. What is Docker and why?ĭocker is a set of tools to manage, build and run various software installations with a number of advantages. I've included both and releases based on Ubuntu Focal (20.04 LTS). This repository contains OpenFOAM Dockerfiles.