Classic Swarm: a Docker-native clustering system

Classic Swarm has been archived and is no longer actively developed. You may want to
use the Swarm mode built into the Docker Engine instead, or another orchestration system.

Docker Swarm "Classic" is native clustering for Docker. It turns a pool of Docker hosts
into a single, virtual host.

Swarm Disambiguation

Docker Swarm "Classic" standalone: This project. A native clustering system for
Docker. It turns a pool of Docker hosts into a single, virtual host using an
API proxy system. See Docker Swarm overview.
It was Docker's first container orchestration project that began in 2014.

Swarmkit: Cluster
management and orchestration features in Docker Engine 1.12 or later. When Swarmkit
is enabled we call Docker Engine running in swarm mode. See the
feature list: Swarm mode overview.
This project focuses on micro-service architecture. It supports service
reconciliation, load balancing, service discovery, built-in certificate rotation, etc.

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