Configure IBM MQ using Docker

Configure IBM MQ using Docker

Use this information to configure IBM MQ using Docker.

Docker allows you to package an IBM MQ queue manager or IBM MQ client application, with all of its dependencies, into a standardized unit for software development.

Changes to our application can be deployed to test and staging systems quickly and easily. This feature can be a major benefit to continuous delivery in your enterprise.

Docker support on Linux systems
Information to consider if you are using Docker on a Linux system.
Plan the own IBM MQ queue manager image using Docker
Use this information to configure IBM MQ using Docker. There are several requirements to consider when running an IBM MQ queue manager in Docker. The sample Docker image provides a way to handle these requirements, but if you want to use your own image, you need to consider how these requirements are handled.
Building a sample IBM MQ queue manager image using Docker
Use this information to build a sample Docker image for running an IBM MQ queue manager in a Docker container.
Running local binding applications in separate containers
With the addition of process namespace sharing between containers in Docker. We can now run applications that require a local binding connection to IBM MQ in separate containers from the IBM MQ queue manager. This functionality is supported in IBM MQ Version 9.0.3 and later queue managers.
Parent topic: Configure IBM MQ