# Why Docker?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [March 11, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-docker/298865 "2024-03-11T11:42:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-docker/298865/8 "2024-03-11T15:37:26Z")

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You don’t need launcher and you could create a bespoke docker compose install though it would require some significant work from you.

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