We now know what a Docker container is, and how it is implemented at a high level. Let’s shift our focus onto Docker images, which are what containers are running on top of.
Remember, a Docker image is a data file which contains our application and all of its dependencies, packaged into one entity. Let’s take a look at the anatomy of a Docker image, which will put us in good stead when we want to build our own image.
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