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title: Deprecated and retired Docker products and features
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description: |
  Explore deprecated and retired Docker features, products, and open source
  projects, including details on transitioned tools and archived initiatives.
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This document provides an overview of Docker features, products, and
open-source projects that have been deprecated, retired, or transitioned.

> [!NOTE]
>
> This page does not cover deprecated and removed Docker Engine features.
> For a detailed list of deprecated Docker Engine features, refer to the
> [Docker Engine Deprecated Features documentation](/manuals/engine/deprecated.md).

## Products and features

Support for these deprecated or retired features is no longer provided by
Docker, Inc. The projects that have been transitioned to third parties continue
to receive updates from their new maintainers.

### Docker Machine

Docker Machine was a tool for provisioning and managing Docker hosts across
various platforms, including virtual machines and cloud providers. It is no
longer maintained, and users are encouraged to use [Docker Desktop](/manuals/desktop/_index.md)
or [Docker Engine](/manuals/engine/_index.md) directly on supported platforms.
Machine's approach to creating and configuring hosts has been superseded by
more modern workflows that integrate more closely with Docker Desktop.

### Docker Toolbox

Docker Toolbox was used on older systems where Docker Desktop could not run. It
bundled Docker Machine, Docker Engine, and Docker Compose into a single
installer. Toolbox is no longer maintained and is effectively replaced by
[Docker Desktop](/manuals/desktop/_index.md) on current systems. References to
Docker Toolbox occasionally appear in older documentation or community
tutorials, but it is not recommended for new installations.

### Docker Cloud integrations

Docker previously offered integrations for Amazon's Elastic Container Service
(ECS) and Azure Container Instances (ACI) to streamline container workflows.
These integrations have been deprecated, and users should now rely on native
Title: Deprecated and Retired Docker Products and Features
Summary
This document lists Docker products and features that have been deprecated or retired, meaning Docker, Inc. no longer provides support for them. It covers Docker Machine, Docker Toolbox, and Docker Cloud integrations, suggesting alternative solutions like Docker Desktop or direct usage of Docker Engine and native cloud platform tools.