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Decision brief
Moby is a collaborative endeavor for developing tools and components in the container ecosystem.
Good fit when
- If you seek to assemble open-source container-based systems independently of commercial Docker support offerings
- When leveraging shared, reusable components that have evolved from contributions by Docker and community developers
Avoid when
- For users needing guaranteed enterprise or commercial support for their products as Moby offers no official support beyond community assistance
- If your project is reliant on the stability and specific features of versioned Docker products; Moby focuses on open-source code development rather than product-level features
- Requirements:
- Your use of Moby may be subject to U.S. export laws; ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Maintenance and security
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- Very active (2d since push)
- As of 2w
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of 2w
- Security (OSV)
- No criticals
- As of 1mo
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go get github.com/moby/mobyHow it fits your stack(1)
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Overview
The Moby Project fosters development of various components and tools within the container ecosystem to help assemble container-based systems.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 3, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 3, 2026
- Languages
- go
Source: github.language · Aug 3, 2026
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README
Relationship with Docker
The components and tools in the Moby Project are initially the open source components that Docker and the community have built for the Docker Project. New projects can be added if they fit with the community goals. Docker is committed to using Moby as the upstream for the Docker Product. However, other projects are also encouraged to use Moby as an upstream, and to reuse the components in diverse ways, and all these uses will be treated in the same way. External maintainers and contributors are welcomed.
The Moby project is not intended as a location for support or feature requests for Docker products, but as a place for contributors to work on open source code, fix bugs, and make the code more useful. The releases are supported by the maintainers, community and users, on a best efforts basis only. For customers who want enterprise or commercial support, Docker Desktop and Mirantis Container Runtime are the appropriate products for these use cases.
Migrating from github.com/docker/docker
Replace the old import paths:
- import "github.com/docker/docker/client"
+ import "github.com/moby/moby/client"
- import "github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+ import "github.com/moby/moby/api/types"
Note that v29 includes many breaking API changes (option structs, renamed methods, moved types). See the v29.0.0 release notes for the full list of Go SDK changes.
Legal
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Use and transfer of Moby may be subject to certain restrictions by the United States and other governments.
It is your responsibility to ensure that your use and/or transfer does not violate applicable laws.
For more information, please see https://www.bis.doc.gov
Licensing
Moby is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for the full license text.
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