# Docker Deployment

## Overview

A Docker image is a lightweight, standalone, and executable package that contains everything needed to run a software application, including the code, runtime, libraries, dependencies, and configuration files. It serves as a snapshot of a containerized application and its environment at a specific point in time.

## ServoyCloud Docker Images

Servoy Applications have the flexibility to be deployed within your on-premise infrastructure.\
In order to complete a [Docker Deployment](/reference/servoy-cloud/on-premise-deployment.md#docker-deployment) in Servoy Cloud, you will also need [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) and [AWS CLI](https://aws.amazon.com/cli/).

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This is a newer alternative to war deployment and it is the more robust way to deploy applications, because it not only includes the applications (war file), but all the dependencies, configurations and environment settings.
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If you are still using war files, we recommend that you try docker images.
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