r/docker is a subreddit with 324k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses docker, container, database, management, and mysql, and they frequently recommend/review monitoring tool, hosting, and vpn solution.
Docker is an open-source project to easily create lightweight, portable, self-sufficient containers from any application. The same container that a developer builds and tests on a laptop can run at scale, in production, on VMs, bare metal, OpenStack clusters, public clouds and more.
Popular Themes in r/docker
#1
Solution Requests
: "I need assistance assigning an IPV6 address to a container on a macvlan network"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I'm working as L1 Linux System Admin. I want to learn Docker & Kubernetes in a structured way. Can you please suggest some good courses for Docker & Kubernetes which is still relevant in 2026?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Docker wiped months of my work in a matter of seconds"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/docker
#1
Docker
: "Docker with no Rosetta 2?"
51 posts
#2
Container
5 posts
#3
Database
2 posts
#4
Management
2 posts
#5
Mysql
2 posts
#6
Volumes
2 posts
#7
Location
2 posts
#8
Portainer
: "Looking to replace Portainer for Docker Swarm — does Dockhand actually handle Swarm, or just multi-host Docker?"
2 posts
#9
Content Delivery
: "Can you make dockers available for Content Delivery?"
2 posts
#10
Mac
: "Need Help: Docker Desktop Not Opening on MacBook Air M5"
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/docker
Monitoring Tool
3 reviews
#1
CAdvisor
3.0★ from 1 review
#2
Netdata
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Prometheus
4.0★ from 1 review
Hosting
2 reviews
#1
Hetzner
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Fly.io
4.0★ from 1 review
Vpn Solution
2 reviews
#1
pfSense
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
WireGuard
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/docker
#1
Mod Approved
: "50MB Challenge: can a real Java app fit in a 50MB Docker image?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/docker
Yearly
+35k members(12.2%)
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Last updated: October 26, 2026