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tags:
  - Containers
  - Reference
  - Documentation
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# Containers
## Purpose
Prepare the Docker or Kubernetes environment used by application deployments, then follow the operating procedures for building, moving, and exposing workloads.

## Includes
- Prepare the external network referenced by Docker deployment examples.
- Manage the Docker workloads described in the service pages.
- Prepare the Kubernetes cluster used by the AWX Operator guide.

## Find the Right Document
- [Create the Docker Network](<../../deployments/Containers/Docker/Create the Docker Network.md>) — Prepare the external network referenced by Docker deployment examples.
- [Deploy Portainer](<../../deployments/Containers/Docker/Deploy Portainer.md>) — Manage the Docker workloads described in the service pages.
- [Deploy Rancher RKE2](<../../deployments/Containers/Kubernetes/Rancher RKE2.md>) — Prepare the Kubernetes cluster used by the AWX Operator guide.
- [Move a Compose Workload to Kubernetes](<../../workflows/Containers/Kubernetes/Migrating Docker Compose YML to K8s.md>) — Follow the ntfy example through conversion, service exposure, and Traefik integration.
- [Move Docker Containers](<../../workflows/Containers/Docker/Transfer Docker Containers Between Hosts.md>) — Transfer the existing container data and configuration between hosts.
- [Build and Publish an Image](<../../workflows/Containers/Docker/Build and Publish a Container Image.md>) — Use the documented container development workflow.