Mastodawn

Great Blue Heron Dec 13, 2023

Should I move to Docker?

Should I move to Docker? - Lemmy.ca

I’m a retired Unix admin. It was my job from the early '90s until the mid '10s. I’ve kept somewhat current ever since by running various machines at home. So far I’ve managed to avoid using Docker at home even though I have a decent understanding of how it works - I stopped being a sysadmin in the mid '10s, I still worked for a technology company and did plenty of “interesting” reading and training. It seems that more and more stuff that I want to run at home is being delivered as Docker-first and I have to really go out of my way to find a non-Docker install. I’m thinking it’s no longer a fad and I should invest some time getting comfortable with it?

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originalucifer Dec 13, 2023

dude, im kinda you. i just jumped into docker over the summer... feel stupid not doing it sooner. there is just so much pre-created content, tutorials, you name it. its very mature.

i spent a weekend containering all my home services.. totally worth it and easy as pi[hole] in a container!.

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TheMurphy Dec 13, 2023

As a guy who’s you before summer.

Can you explain why you think it is better now after you have ‘contained’ all your services? What advantages are there, that I can’t seem to figure out?

Please teach me Mr. OriginalLucifer from the land of MoistCatSweat.Com

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constantokra

You can also back up your compose file and data directories, pull the backup from another computer, and as long as the architecture is compatible you can just restore it with no problem. So basically, your services are a whole lot more portable. I recently did this when dedipath went under. Pulled my latest backup to a new server at virmach, and I was up and running as soon as the DNS propagated.