# Docker container vs VM for control machine

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-container-vs-vm-for-control-machine/23650>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 6, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-container-vs-vm-for-control-machine/23650 "2017-02-06T15:48:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![zlemini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c37758/32.png) [@zlemini](https://forum.ansible.com/u/zlemini)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-container-vs-vm-for-control-machine/23650/1 "2017-02-06T15:48:13Z")

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Hi,

I currently use a VM as my Ansible control machine. I am considering moving it to a Docker container.  
Just wondering if thats a good idea, i imagine enabling fact\_caching might not be so straightforward.

Any thoughts?