offload: add initial docs

_vale/config/vocabularies/Docker/accept.txt

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Grafana
 Gravatar
 gRPC
 HyperKit
+inferencing
 inotify
 Intel
 Intune

content/manuals/_index.md

@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ params:
     description: Secure, minimal images for trusted software delivery.
     icon: /icons/dhi.svg
     link: /dhi/
+  - title: Docker Offload
+    description: Build and run containers in the cloud.
+    icon: cloud
+    link: /offload/
   - title: Build Cloud
     description: Build your images faster in the cloud.
     icon: /icons/logo-build-cloud.svg

content/manuals/desktop/setup/vm-vdi.md

@@ -16,82 +16,29 @@
 
 - If your environment supports nested virtualization, you can run Docker Desktop
   with its default local Linux VM.
-- If nested virtualization is not supported, Docker recommends using Docker
-  Cloud. To join the beta, contact Docker at `docker-cloud@docker.com`.
+- If nested virtualization is not supported, Docker recommends using [Docker
+  Offload](/offload/).
 
-## Use Docker Cloud 
+## Use Docker Offload
 
-{{< summary-bar feature_name="Docker Cloud" >}}
+Docker Offload lets you offload container workloads to a high-performance, fully
+hosted cloud environment, enabling a seamless hybrid experience.
 
-Docker Cloud lets you offload container workloads to a high-performance,
-fully hosted cloud environment, enabling a seamless hybrid experience. It
-includes an insights dashboard that offers performance metrics and environment
-management to help optimize your development workflow.
+Docker Offload is useful in virtual desktop environments where nested
+virtualization isn't supported. In these environments, Docker Desktop defaults
+to using Docker Offload to ensure you can still build and run containers without
+relying on local virtualization.
 
-This mode is useful in virtual desktop environments where nested virtualization
-isn't supported. In these environments, Docker Desktop defaults to using
-cloud mode to ensure you can still build and run containers without relying on
-local virtualization.
-
-Docker Cloud decouples the Docker Desktop client from the Docker Engine,
+Docker Offload decouples the Docker Desktop client from the Docker Engine,
 allowing the Docker CLI and Docker Desktop Dashboard to interact with
 cloud-based resources as if they were local. When you run a container, Docker
 provisions a secure, isolated, and ephemeral cloud environment connected to
 Docker Desktop via an SSH tunnel. Despite running remotely, features like bind
 mounts and port forwarding continue to work seamlessly, providing a local-like
-experience. To use Docker Cloud:
-
-1. Contact Docker at `docker-cloud@docker.com` to activate the feature for your
-   account.
-2. [Install Docker Desktop](/manuals/desktop/setup/install/windows-install.md#install-docker-desktop-on-windows)
-   version 4.42 or later on your Windows virtual desktop.
-3. [Start Docker Desktop](/manuals/desktop/setup/install/windows-install.md#start-docker-desktop).
-4. Sign in to Docker Desktop.
-
-After you sign in, Docker Cloud is enabled by default and cannot be
-disabled. When enabled, Docker Desktop's Dashboard header appears purple and the
-cloud-mode toggle is a cloud icon ({{< inline-image
-src="./images/cloud-mode.png" alt="Cloud mode icon" >}}).
-
-In this mode, Docker Desktop mirrors your cloud environment, providing
-a seamless view of your containers and resources running on Docker Cloud. You
-can verify that Docker Cloud is working by running a simple container. In a
-terminal on your virtual desktop, run the following command:
-
-```console
-$ docker run hello-world
-```
-
-In the terminal, you will see `Hello from Docker!` if everything is working
-correctly.
-
-### View insights and manage Docker Cloud
-
-For insights and management, use the [Docker Cloud
-Dashboard](https://app.docker.com/cloud). It provides visibility into your
-builds, runs, and cloud resource usage. Key features include:
-
-- Overview: Monitor cloud usage, build cache, and top repositories built.
-- Build history: Review past builds with filtering and sorting options.
-- Run history: Track container runs and sort by various options.
-- Integrations: Learn how to set up cloud builders and runners for your CI
-  pipeline.
-- Settings: Manage cloud builders, usage, and account settings.
-
-Access the Docker Cloud Dashboard at https://app.docker.com/cloud.
-
-### Limitations
-
-The following limitations apply when using Docker Cloud:
-
-- Persistence: Containers are launched in a cloud engine that remains available
-  as long as you interact with and consume the containers' output. After closing
-  Docker Desktop, or about 30 minutes of inactivity, the engine is shut down and
-  becomes inaccessible, along with any data stored in it, including images,
-  containers, and volumes. A new engine is provisioned for any new workloads.
-- Usage and billing: During beta, no charges are incurred for using Docker Cloud
-  resources. Docker enforces a usage cap and reserves the right to disable
-  Docker Cloud access at any time.
+experience. To use Docker Offload:
+
+To get started using Docker Offload, see the [Docker Offload
+quickstart](/offload/quickstart/).
 
 ## Virtual desktop support when using nested virtualization
 

content/manuals/offload/_index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+---
+title: Docker Offload
+weight: 15
+description: Find documentation on Docker Offload to help you build and run your container images faster, both locally and in CI
+keywords: build, cloud, cloud build, remote builder
+params:
+  sidebar:
+    group: Products
+    badge:
+      color: blue
+      text: Beta
+
+grid:
+
+- title: Quickstart
+  description: Get up and running with Docker Offload in just a few steps.
+  icon: rocket_launch
+  link: /offload/quickstart/
+
+- title: About
+  description: Learn about Docker Offload and how it works.
+  icon: info
+  link: /offload/about/
+
+- title: Configure
+  description: Set up and customize your cloud build environments.
+  icon: tune
+  link: /offload/configuration/
+
+- title: Usage
+  description: Learn about Docker Offload usage and how to monitor your cloud resources.
+  icon: monitor_heart
+  link: /offload/usage/
+
+- title: Optimize
+  description: Improve performance, caching, and cost efficiency in Docker Offload.
+  icon: speed
+  link: /offload/optimize/
+
+- title: Troubleshoot
+  description: Learn how to troubleshoot issues with Docker Offload.
+  icon: bug_report
+  link: /offload/troubleshoot/
+
+---
+
+{{< summary-bar feature_name="Docker Offload" >}}
+
+Docker Offload is a fully managed service that lets you offload building and
+running containers to the cloud using the Docker tools you already know. It
+provides cloud infrastructure for fast, consistent builds and compute-heavy
+workloads like running LLMs or machine learning pipelines.
+
+In the following topics, learn about Docker Offload, how to set it up, use it
+for your workflows, and troubleshoot common issues.
+
+{{< grid >}}

content/manuals/offload/about.md

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+---
+title: About Docker Offload
+linktitle: About
+weight: 15
+description: Learn about Docker Offload, its features, and how it works.
+keywords: cloud, build, remote builder
+---
+
+Docker Offload is a fully managed service for building and running containers in
+the cloud using the Docker tools you already know, including Docker Desktop, the
+Docker CLI, and Docker Compose. It extends your local development workflow into a
+scalable, cloud-powered environment, so you can offload compute-heavy tasks,
+accelerate builds, and securely manage container workloads across the software
+lifecycle.
+
+Docker Offload also supports GPU-accelerated instances, allowing you to
+containerize and run compute-intensive workloads such as Docker Model Runner and
+other machine learning or data processing tasks that benefit from GPU.
+
+## Key features
+
+Docker Offload includes the following capabilities to support modern container
+workflows:
+
+- Cloud-based builds: Execute builds on remote, fully managed BuildKit instances
+  with native support for multi-platform output.
+- GPU acceleration: Use NVIDIA L4 GPU-backed environments for machine learning,
+  media processing, and other compute-intensive workloads.
+- Ephemeral cloud runners: Automatically provision and tear down cloud
+  environments for each container session.
+- Shared build cache: Speed up build times across machines and teammates with a
+  smart, shared cache layer.
+- Hybrid workflows: Seamlessly transition between local and remote execution
+  using Docker Desktop or CLI.
+- Secure communication: Use encrypted tunnels between Docker Desktop and cloud
+  environments with support for secure secrets and image pulling.
+- Port forwarding and bind mounts: Retain a local development experience even
+  when running containers in the cloud.
+- VDI-friendly: Use Docker Offload in virtual desktop environments or systems that
+  don't support nested virtualization.
+
+## Why use Docker Offload?
+
+Docker Offload is designed to support modern development teams working across
+local and cloud environments. It helps you:
+
+- Offload heavy builds and runs to fast, scalable infrastructure
+- Accelerate feedback loops in development and testing
+- Run containers that require more resources than your local setup can provide
+- Build and run AI apps with instant access to GPU-powered environments
+- Use Docker Compose to manage complex, multi-service apps that need cloud
+  resources
+- Maintain consistent environments without managing custom infrastructure
+- Develop efficiently in restricted or low-powered environments like VDIs
+
+Docker Offload is ideal for high-velocity development workflows
+that need the flexibility of the cloud without sacrificing the simplicity of
+local tools.
+
+## How Docker Offload works
+
+Docker Offload replaces the need to build or run containers locally by connecting
+Docker Desktop to secure, dedicated cloud resources.
+
+### Building with Docker Offload
+
+When you use Docker Offload for builds, the `docker buildx build` command sends
+the build request to a remote BuildKit instance in the cloud, instead of
+executing it locally. Your workflow stays the same, only the execution
+environment changes.
+
+The build runs on infrastructure provisioned and managed by Docker:
+
+- Each cloud builder is an isolated Amazon EC2 instance with its own EBS volume
+- Remote builders use a shared cache to speed up builds across machines and
+  teammates
+- Builds support native multi-platform output (for example, `linux/amd64`,
+  `linux/arm64`)
+- Build results are encrypted in transit and sent to your specified destination
+  (such as a registry or local image store)
+
+Docker Offload manages the lifecycle of builders automatically. There's no need to
+provision or maintain infrastructure.
+
+> [!NOTE]
+>
+> Docker Offload builders are currently hosted in the United States East region. Users in
+> other regions may experience increased latency.
+
+### Running containers with Docker Offload
+
+When you use Docker Offload to run containers, a Docker Desktop creates a secure
+SSH tunnel to a Docker daemon running in the cloud. Your containers are started
+and managed entirely in that remote environment.
+
+Here's what happens:
+
+1. Docker Desktop connects to the cloud and triggers container creation.
+2. Docker Offload pulls the required images and starts containers in the cloud.
+3. The connection stays open while the containers run.
+4. When the containers stop running, the environment shuts down and is cleaned
+   up automatically.
+
+This setup avoids the overhead of running containers locally and enables fast,
+reliable containers even on low-powered machines, including machines that do not
+support nested virtualization. This makes Docker Offload ideal for developers
+using environments such as virtual desktops, cloud-hosted development machines,
+or older hardware.
+
+Docker Offload also supports GPU-accelerated workloads. Containers that require
+GPU access can run on cloud instances provisioned with NVIDIA L4 GPUs for
+efficient AI inferencing, media processing, and general-purpose GPU
+acceleration. This enables compute-heavy workflows such as model evaluation,
+image processing, and hardware-accelerated CI tests to run seamlessly in the
+cloud.
+
+Despite running remotely, features like bind mounts and port forwarding continue
+to work seamlessly, providing a local-like experience from within Docker Desktop
+and the CLI.
+
+Docker Offload provisions an ephemeral cloud environment for each session. The
+environment remains active while you are interacting with Docker Desktop or
+actively using containers. If no activity is detected for about 30 minutes, the
+session shuts down automatically. This includes any containers, images, or
+volumes in that environment, which are deleted when the session ends.
+
+## What's next
+
+Get hands-on with Docker Offload by following the [Docker Offload quickstart](/offload/quickstart/).