We take it for granted that a web app is deployed to a remote server and delivered over the Internet to a browser. And Docker comes handy to package a web app and deploy it to a server. So, it requires to own a server to host a web app, right? Well, other options exist. Electron (http://electron.atom.io/) offers packaging web apps as desktop apps. But, here is another option. What if a browser can spawn a virtual machine with Linux to run a docker container. Then, a web app can be just published on Docker Hub and a browser will pull it from there. Yes, a browser would require a plugin to do the job. I’ve created a prototype based on Docker Machine and VirtualBox. Also it works with Kitematic if you have it installed. Take a look https://github.com/ihapp/HyperApps
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