When a Docker container is run from an image on a Docker host, is this how the container is deployed? If the image is not stored locally on the host, the host contacts the registry, looks up a host that does have the image, and schedules the container to run on that host.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Docker does not schedule containers to run on other hosts. If the image is not stored locally, the Docker host pulls the image from a registry and then runs the container locally.

When a Docker Container Is Run from an Image on a Docker