# What's the difference between docker and singularity containers?

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**Created:** [April 22, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-docker-and-singularity-containers/2320 "2022-04-22T19:46:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![malingjc](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@malingjc](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/u/malingjc)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://ask.cyberinfrastructure.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-docker-and-singularity-containers/2320/1 "2022-04-22T19:46:48Z")

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What are the differences between using docker and singularity in HPC workloads?