Moby (Docker Engine)

Container runtime and toolkit

79
Needs attention
Funding
Stable
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Healthy
Bus Factor
High risk
Metrics last updated: 6 days ago (2026-02-07)

Overview

Moby is an open-source project created by Docker to advance the software containerization movement. It provides the components to assemble container-based systems.

Importance

  • Foundation of modern container infrastructure
  • Powers Docker, the most popular container platform
  • Basis for cloud-native development
  • Standard for application deployment

Key Features

  • Container image building
  • Container runtime
  • Networking and storage plugins
  • Swarm orchestration

Sustainability

Moby is well-supported by Docker Inc. and the container ecosystem. It has a strong contributor base and corporate backing.

Dependencies

Moby (Docker Engine)
containers

Dependency Chain

Upstream
containerd Linux Kernel Go
Moby (Docker Engine)

Impact Analysis

3 Direct Dependencies
0 Dependent Projects
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