My blog post about running Docker for local development is instead going to be a book of about 100 pages. First half is what is Docker and how to set it up for local dev. Second half is how to make that all palatable using bash.
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@davetron5000 TBH, this is sort of why I haven't jumped into Docker so far.
I love the idea of it, but every time I've tried to wade in, it's gotten messy fast and I'm left to conclude that I'm just not smart enough to get it to work. And the issues with setting up my own dev environment haven't been awful enough to make me push through all that.
But if there's anyone who can make sense of it and explain it clearly, it's you, so I'm looking forward to the book!
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