Docker Daemon (dockerd)

Docker Daemon (dockerd) is the persistent background service that manages Docker containers, images, networks, and volumes on a host system.

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9/9/2025

Docker Daemon (dockerd): What it is, How it Works & Fixes

Understand Docker Daemon (dockerd), the core server running your containers. Explore its internals, common issues, and troubleshooting tips for connection errors and resource usage.

6 sections

Competition

Competes With

90% confident

podman

Direct competitors

Competes With

80% confident

containerd

Direct competitors

Competes With

80% confident

cri o

Direct competitors

Alternative To

70% confident

lxc

Can replace or substitute

Alternative To

60% confident

buildah

Can replace or substitute

Integration

Integrates With

100% confident

kubernetes

Official integration support

Integrates With

90% confident

github actions

Official integration support

Integrates With

90% confident

gitlab ci

Official integration support

Integrates With

80% confident

jenkins

Official integration support

Integrates With

80% confident

circleci

Official integration support

Compatible With

80% confident

systemd

Works well together

Compatible With

80% confident

prometheus

Works well together

Dependencies

Depends On

100% confident

linux kernel

Requires for operation

Built On

100% confident

runc

Foundation technology

Powers

90% confident

docker compose

Enables other tools

Built On

90% confident

containerd

Foundation technology

Development

Extends

80% confident

docker swarm

Adds functionality to

Extended By

90% confident

docker desktop

Functionality extended by

Fork Of

80% confident

moby

Forked from project

Docker Daemon (dockerd)

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Docker Daemon (dockerd): What it is, How it Works & Fixes

Related Technologies

Competition

podman

containerd

cri o

lxc

buildah

Integration

kubernetes

github actions

gitlab ci

jenkins

circleci

systemd

prometheus

Dependencies

linux kernel

runc

docker compose

containerd

Development

docker swarm

docker desktop

moby