> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.runpod.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Containers

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  ## 📄️ Overview

  Learn how to build and deploy applications on the Runpod platform with this set of tutorials, covering tools, technologies, and deployment methods, including Containers, Docker, and Serverless implementation.
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  ## 📄️ Intro to containers

  Discover the world of containerization with Docker, a platform for isolated environments that package applications, frameworks, and libraries into self-contained containers for consistent and reliable deployment across diverse computing environments.
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  ## 📄️ Dockerfile

  Learn how to create a Dockerfile to customize a Docker image and use an entrypoint script to run a command when the container starts, making it a reusable and executable unit for deploying and sharing applications.
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  ## 📄️ Persist data outside of containers

  Learn how to persist data outside of containers by creating named volumes, mounting volumes to data directories, and accessing persisted data from multiple container runs and removals in Docker.
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  ## 📄️ Docker commands

  Runpod enables BYOC development with Docker, providing a reference sheet for commonly used Docker commands, including login, images, containers, Dockerfile, volumes, network, and execute.
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