The integration of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Docker can significantly enhance software development processes by ensuring consistent, reliable deployments across various environments. This approach facilitates rapid deployment without compromising application integrity or user experience, as it relies on automated testing to catch errors before reaching customers. The article illustrates how to set up a CI/CD pipeline by Dockerizing a simple Flask application, deploying it to Azure Container Registry, and utilizing CircleCI to automate the build, test, and deployment processes. By encapsulating applications in Docker containers, developers can ensure uniformity across all stages of deployment, thereby mitigating the "it works on my machine" problem. This method also reduces the likelihood of errors during manual updates and allows teams to focus on developing new features and optimizations, ultimately making the development cycle more efficient and less error-prone.