Dependency-based container deployment

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• obtaining first information indicating a set of target libraries utilized by a target container to be deployed;
• determining a plurality of candidate hosts, wherein the plurality of candidate hosts:
• (i) utilize the same operating system as the target container to be deployed, and (ii) include at least one deployed container that utilizes at least one library in common with the set of libraries utilized by the target container to be deployed;
• obtaining second information indicating a set of libraries that have been loaded for the at least one container deployed on the plurality of candidate hosts;
• determining a cost of deploying the target container on the plurality of candidate hosts based, at least in part, on the first information and the second information;
• selecting a target host from the plurality of candidate hosts based on the cost for deploying the target container wherein:
• the target container is a first container;
• and
• the target host is a first host selected from among the plurality of candidate hosts;
• and further comprising:
• deploying the first container to the first host;
• deploying a second container to a second host selected from the plurality of candidate hosts, the second container being associated with the first container, the second host being different from the first host;
• and
• deploying a bridge component operable to communicate data between the first container and the second container.