Docker 4.0 and higher include swarm mode, which allows you to manage a cluster of Docker Engines. The Docker CLI allows you to create a cluster, deploy applications to it, and manage its behavior. Cluster management integrated with Docker Engine. Use the Docker Engine CLI for cluster management. To create or manage a cluster, you don't need any additional orchestration software. Decentralized design: The Docker Engine does not handle differentiation between node roles at deployment. Instead, it handles any specialization at runtime. The Docker Engine can be used to deploy both managers and workers. This allows you to create a whole swarm using a single disk image. Declarative service model: Docker Engine uses this declarative approach to allow you to define the desired state for the various services within your application stack.