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Docker’s Gone — Here’s Why It’s Time to Move On

Abhinav
3 min readJun 9, 2025

Let’s cut the noise. Docker was the poster child of DevOps for nearly a decade.

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But things have changed. Fast. If you’re still treating Docker as your golden hammer in 2025, it’s time for a reality check.

This isn’t a hate piece. This is a practical breakdown of why Docker is quietly stepping out, and what modern infra teams are doing instead.

What Docker Did Right

Docker changed how we think about infrastructure. Instead of VMs, we got lightweight containers. Portable, repeatable, and blazing fast (back then).

Back in 2013–2018:

  • Devs could “Dockerize” an app and ship it.
  • CI/CD pipelines got simplified.
  • Kubernetes adopted Docker as its default container runtime.
  • Everyone and their dog made a Dockerfile.

It was good. Until it wasn’t.

What Went Wrong?

1. The Docker Daemon Problem

Docker relies on a single long-running process — the Docker Daemon. This means:

  • It’s a single point of failure.
  • It runs as root, which raises red flags for security.

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Abhinav

Written by Abhinav

Software Engineer turning complex tech into simple, human language. From code to cloud—building what matters.

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You are right in everything, what a pity that you used the cheapest trick in the headline. I almost didn't read it thinking it was clickbait. There are so many "dead technologies" in Medium that I am afraid we are living a zombie technocalipse.

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Docker will remain a big actor in the market to containerize the workload of your business. Whatever you choose podman, kubernetes or docker (docker swarm...) it depends on your needs, requirement and business 🤷🏿‍♂️

Even if kubernetes change his…

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Docker definitely played a huge role in simplifying containerization, but I agree that it’s not as central as it used to be. The Docker Daemon issue is a real concern, and Kubernetes is now leaning towards alternatives like containerd. It’s interesting to see how things are evolving!

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