docs: Simplify Docker trade-offs discussion.

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In addition to the [standard installer](./install.md), Zulip has an In addition to the [standard installer](./install.md), Zulip has an
[official Docker image](https://github.com/zulip/docker-zulip). [official Docker image](https://github.com/zulip/docker-zulip).
How should you decide whether to use the Docker image? Our experience We recommend using the Docker image only if your organization has a
is that Docker moderately increases the effort required to install, preference for deploying services using Docker. Deploying with Docker
maintain and upgrade a Zulip installation, especially for system moderately increases the effort required to install, maintain, and
administrators that are not used to operating production services upgrade a Zulip installation.
using Docker.
So we recommend using the Docker image if and only if your
organization has a preference for deploying services using Docker.
Zulip's [backup tool][backups] supports migrating between Docker and a Zulip's [backup tool][backups] supports migrating between Docker and a
standard installation, so you can change your mind later. standard installation, so you can change your mind later.