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Simplify Docker with awesome-docker

Get curated Docker resources for founders. Backed by 36k+ GitHub stars.
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What it is

List resources and projects related to Docker.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to deploy their new web service. They use this list to find a reliable containerization tool and follow the instructions for setting up a Docker environment on their server. After a few hours, they successfully deploy their service, with a scalable and secure infrastructure."

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When to use it
  • โ€ขWhen setting up a new development environment and looking for Docker tools and resources
  • โ€ขWhen trying to solve a specific problem with Docker and looking for pre-existing solutions
  • โ€ขWhen exploring ways to optimize and improve Docker workflows and deployments
Ready-to-paste prompt
Search for 'Docker monitoring tools' in the awesome-docker repository to find relevant resources
Heads up: First-time users might overlook the fact that awesome-docker is a curated list and not a tool with executable code, so they should not expect to 'run' or 'install' it in the classical sense
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New

Skip the builder โ€” one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Technical setup

Expect 20โ€“40 minutes in a terminal โ€” or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly โ€” no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/awesome-docker && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/awesome-docker/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/awesome-docker/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go โ€” no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How Simplify Docker with awesome-docker works
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Free to inspect

Simplify Docker with awesome-docker is a medium project (~3.1k lines across 27 code files). Expect some technical setup โ€” comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Medium codebase
~3.1k lines ยท 27 code files ยท 26 min skim
Setup
Some technical setup
Comfortable with a terminal? 20โ€“40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.
Runs on
Go
No API keys detected
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here โ€” what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    cmd/awesome-docker/main.go
    Where the program starts running
  4. 4
    go.mod
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  5. 5
    internal/builder/builder_test.go
    Inside internal/ โ€” the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
internal/Core code โ€” the actual logic25 files
cmd/Command-line entry points1 files
config/Configuration3 files
scripts/Helper scripts1 files
website/Project website1 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)11 files
.claude/Editor / agent settings1 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Creator
veggiemonk
Category
founder-resource
Published
9/21/2014

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