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Sarvesh Kesharwani
Sarvesh Kesharwani

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Managing Docker-Platform using Docker SDK/CLI.

The Docker CLI is a command-line interface that allows you to manage Docker from the terminal. It is built using the Docker SDK for Go and provides a user-friendly interface for running Docker commands.

Docker-SDK: is the official Go library for Docker's API. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for interacting with Docker. You can use it to create and manage Docker containers, images, networks, volumes, and more.

So they communicate in this direction:
Go-Lang -> Docker-SDK/CLI -> Docker-Platform

The key difference between Docker CLI and Docker SDK is that Docker CLI is a command-line tool that is designed for manual interaction, while Docker SDK is an API that is designed for programmatic interaction. Docker CLI is primarily used by system administrators and developers to manage Docker resources, while Docker SDK is primarily used by developers to build Docker-based solutions and applications.

The difference b/w Docker SDK and CLI is same as the difference b/w Python' SDK and CLI
ie, Python has a rich set of libraries and frameworks that is used to develop applications, whereas Python CLI on the other hand, is a command-line tool that allows users to interact with Python in a terminal or console environment.

In summary, Docker CLI provides a simple and powerful command-line interface for managing Docker resources, while Docker SDK provides a programmatic way of interacting with Docker for developers who want to build custom Docker-based solutions and applications.

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