
]Īs it's bundled by default, it's a great way to get started with simple Docker applications and provides a convenient way to browse images on the Docker Hub or your account. Sadly, it has changed little since the acquisition, and it has remained in a permanent beta. When Kitematic first emerged, it was one of the few GUI options available, and when Docker acquired the project in October 2015, I had high hopes for its development. I won't cover it in much detail as you likely know it well already. Kitematic is the default GUI that ships with Docker for Mac and Windows. I will use the WordPress Docker Compose example to test each of these options, as it has multiple containers, sets up links and networks between them, and is sufficiently complex for an example. I am a fan of graphical user interfaces and thought it was time to survey the current landscape of GUIs for interacting with Docker. The Docker API has allowed for a plethora of options for interfacing with Docker, your containers, and images to emerge from CLIs to desktop applications and web-based management tools.
