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## Get started with Docker

Try our multi-part walkthrough that covers writing your first app,
data storage, networking, and swarms, and ends with your app running on
production servers in the cloud. Total reading time is less than an hour.

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## Docker products

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                <h3 id="docker-for-mac"><a href="docker-for-mac/install/">Docker Desktop for Mac</a></h3>
                <p>A native application using the macOS sandbox security model which delivers all Docker tools to your Mac.</p>
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                <h3 id="docker-for-windows"><a href="docker-for-windows/install/">Docker Desktop for Windows</a></h3>
                <p>A native Windows application which delivers all Docker tools to your Windows computer.</p>
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                <h3 id="docker-for-linux"><a href="engine/install/">Docker for Linux</a></h3>
                <p>Install Docker on a computer which already has a Linux distribution installed.</p>
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### Docker Engine - Community

Get started with Docker and experimenting with container-based apps. Docker Engine - Community
is available on many platforms, from desktop to cloud to server. Build and share
containers and automate the development pipeline from a single environment.
Choose the Edge channel to get access to the latest features, or the Stable
channel for more predictability.

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### Docker Enterprise

Designed for enterprise development and IT teams who build, ship, and run
business critical applications in production at scale. Integrated, certified,
and supported to provide enterprises with the most secure container platform in
the industry to modernize all applications. Docker Enterprise comes with Universal Control Plane (UCP) for managing and orchestrating the container runtime, and Docker Trusted Registry (DTR) for storing and securing images in an enterprise grade registry.

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