How to Run MCP Servers with Docker

When working with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, each one might require its own setup, tools, or environment. For a deeper dive into MCP server development tools, check out our detailed guide here.
For example, a GitHub Actions MCP server might require access tokens and GitHub CLI, and one MCP might require uvx from Python while the other might require npx from NPM to run the scripts. Managing these different setups manually can be messy, slow, and error-prone.
That’s where Docker m