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title: Deprecated and retired Docker products and features
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linkTitle: Deprecated products and features
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description: |
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Explore deprecated and retired Docker features, products, and open source
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projects, including details on transitioned tools and archived initiatives.
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sidebar:
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group: Products
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aliases:
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- /cloud/
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- /cloud/aci-compose-features/
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- /cloud/aci-container-features/
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- /cloud/aci-integration/
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- /cloud/ecs-architecture/
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- /cloud/ecs-compose-examples/
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- /cloud/ecs-compose-features/
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- /cloud/ecs-integration/
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- /engine/context/aci-integration/
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- /engine/context/ecs-integration/
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- /machine/
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- /machine/drivers/hyper-v/
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- /machine/get-started/
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- /machine/install-machine/
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- /machine/overview/
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- /registry/
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- /registry/compatibility/
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- /registry/configuration/
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- /registry/deploying/
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- /registry/deprecated/
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- /registry/garbage-collection/
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- /registry/help/
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- /registry/insecure/
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- /registry/introduction/
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- /registry/notifications/
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- /registry/recipes/
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- /registry/recipes/apache/
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- /registry/recipes/nginx/
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- /registry/recipes/osx-setup-guide/
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- /registry/spec/
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- /registry/spec/api/
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- /registry/spec/auth/
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- /registry/spec/auth/jwt/
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- /registry/spec/auth/oauth/
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- /registry/spec/auth/scope/
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- /registry/spec/auth/token/
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- /registry/spec/deprecated-schema-v1/
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- /registry/spec/implementations/
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- /registry/spec/json/
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- /registry/spec/manifest-v2-1/
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- /registry/spec/manifest-v2-2/
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- /registry/spec/menu/
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- /registry/storage-drivers/
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- /registry/storage-drivers/azure/
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- /registry/storage-drivers/filesystem/
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- /registry/storage-drivers/gcs/
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- /registry/storage-drivers/inmemory/
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- /registry/storage-drivers/oss/
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- /registry/storage-drivers/s3/
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- /registry/storage-drivers/swift/
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- /toolbox/
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- /toolbox/overview/
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- /toolbox/toolbox_install_mac/
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- /toolbox/toolbox_install_windows/
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---
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This document provides an overview of Docker features, products, and
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open-source projects that have been deprecated, retired, or transitioned.
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> [!NOTE]
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>
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> This page does not cover deprecated and removed Docker Engine features.
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> For a detailed list of deprecated Docker Engine features, refer to the
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> [Docker Engine Deprecated Features documentation](/manuals/engine/deprecated.md).
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## Products and features
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Support for these deprecated or retired features is no longer provided by
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Docker, Inc. The projects that have been transitioned to third parties continue
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to receive updates from their new maintainers.
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### Docker Machine
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Docker Machine was a tool for provisioning and managing Docker hosts across
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various platforms, including virtual machines and cloud providers. It is no
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longer maintained, and users are encouraged to use [Docker Desktop](/manuals/desktop/_index.md)
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or [Docker Engine](/manuals/engine/_index.md) directly on supported platforms.
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Machine's approach to creating and configuring hosts has been superseded by
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more modern workflows that integrate more closely with Docker Desktop.
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### Docker Toolbox
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Docker Toolbox was used on older systems where Docker Desktop could not run. It
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bundled Docker Machine, Docker Engine, and Docker Compose into a single
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installer. Toolbox is no longer maintained and is effectively replaced by
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[Docker Desktop](/manuals/desktop/_index.md) on current systems. References to
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Docker Toolbox occasionally appear in older documentation or community
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tutorials, but it is not recommended for new installations.
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### Docker Cloud integrations
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Docker previously offered integrations for Amazon's Elastic Container Service
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(ECS) and Azure Container Instances (ACI) to streamline container workflows.
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These integrations have been deprecated, and users should now rely on native
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cloud tools or third-party solutions to manage their workloads. The move toward
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platform-specific or universal orchestration tools reduced the need for
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specialized Docker Cloud integrations.
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You can still view the relevant documentation for these integrations in the
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[Compose CLI repository](https://github.com/docker-archive/compose-cli/tree/main/docs).
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### Docker Enterprise Edition
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Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) was Docker's commercial platform for deploying
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and managing large-scale container environments. It was acquired by Mirantis in
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2019, and users looking for enterprise-level functionality can now explore
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Mirantis Kubernetes Engine or other products offered by Mirantis. Much of the
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technology and features found in Docker EE have been absorbed into the Mirantis
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product line.
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> [!NOTE]
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> For information about enterprise-level features offered by Docker today,
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> see the [Docker Business subscription](/manuals/subscription/details.md#docker-business).
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### Docker Data Center and Docker Trusted Registry
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Docker Data Center (DDC) was an umbrella term that encompassed Docker Universal
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Control Plane (UCP) and Docker Trusted Registry (DTR). These components
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provided a full-stack solution for managing containers, security, and registry
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services in enterprise environments. They are now under the Mirantis portfolio
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following the Docker Enterprise acquisition. Users still encountering
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references to DDC, UCP, or DTR should refer to Mirantis's documentation for
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guidance on modern equivalents.
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### Dev Environments
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Dev Environments was a feature introduced in Docker Desktop that allowed
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developers to spin up development environments quickly. This feature is no
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longer under active development. Similar workflows can be achieved through
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Docker Compose or by creating custom configurations tailored to specific
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project requirements.
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## Open source projects
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Several open-source projects originally maintained by Docker have been
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archived, discontinued, or transitioned to other maintainers or organizations.
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### Registry (now CNCF Distribution)
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The Docker Registry served as the open-source implementation of a container
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image registry. It was donated to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
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in 2019 and is maintained under the name "Distribution." It remains a
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cornerstone for managing and distributing container images.
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[CNCF Distribution](https://github.com/distribution/distribution)
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### Docker Compose v1 (replaced by Compose v2)
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Docker Compose v1 (`docker-compose`), a Python-based tool for defining
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multi-container applications, has been superseded by Compose v2 (`docker
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compose`), which is written in Go and integrates with the Docker CLI. Compose
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v1 is no longer maintained, and users should migrate to Compose v2.
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[Compose v2 Documentation](/manuals/compose/_index.md)
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### InfraKit
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InfraKit was an open-source toolkit designed to manage declarative
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infrastructure and automate container deployments. It has been archived, and
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users are encouraged to explore tools such as Terraform for infrastructure
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provisioning and orchestration.
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[InfraKit GitHub Repository](https://github.com/docker/infrakit)
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### Docker Notary (now CNCF Notary)
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Docker Notary was a system for signing and verifying the authenticity of
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container content. It was donated to the CNCF in 2017 and continues to be
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developed as "Notary." Users seeking secure content verification should consult
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the CNCF Notary project.
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[CNCF Notary](https://github.com/notaryproject/notary)
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### SwarmKit
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SwarmKit powers Docker Swarm mode by providing orchestration for container
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deployments. While Swarm mode remains functional, development has slowed in
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favor of Kubernetes-based solutions. Individuals evaluating container
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orchestration options should investigate whether SwarmKit meets modern workload
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requirements.
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[SwarmKit GitHub Repository](https://github.com/docker/swarmkit)
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