What is Moby?
Moby is an open framework created by Docker to assemble specialized container systems without reinventing the wheel. It provides a “lego set” of dozens of standard components and a framework for assembling them into custom platforms. At the core of Moby is a framework to assemble specialized container systems which provides:
Components
A library of containerized components for all vital aspects of a container system: OS, container runtime, orchestration, infrastructure management, networking, storage, security, build, image distribution, etc.
Tools
Tools to assemble the components into runnable artifacts for a variety of platforms and architectures: bare metal (both x86 and Arm); executables for Linux, Mac and Windows; VM images for popular cloud and virtualization providers.
Assemblies
A set of reference assemblies which can be used as-is, modified, or used as inspiration to create your own. All Moby components are containers, so creating new components is as easy as building a new OCI-compatible container.
Moby IS RECOMMENDED for anyone who wants to assemble a container-based system.
- Hackers who want to customize or patch their Docker build
- System engineers or integrators building a container system
- Infrastructure providers looking to adapt existing container systems to their environment
- Container enthusiasts who want to experiment with the latest container tech
- Open-source developers looking to test their project in a variety of different systems
- Anyone curious about Docker internals and how it’s built
Moby is NOT recommended for the following use cases:
- Application developers looking for an easy way to run their applications in containers. We recommend Docker CE instead.
- Enterprise IT and development teams looking for a ready-to-use, commercially supported container platform. We recommend Mirantis Container Runtime instead.
- Anyone curious about containers and looking for an easy way to learn. We recommend the docker.com website instead