I never understood how to use Docker, what makes it so special? I would really like to use it on my Rapsberry Pi 3 Model B+ to ease the setup process of selfhosting different things.

I’m currently running these things without Docker:

  • Mumble server with a Discord bridge and a music bot
  • Maubot, a plugin-based Matrix bot
  • FTP server
  • Two Discord Music bots

All of these things are running as systemd services in the background. Should I change this? A lot of the things I’m hosting offer Docker images.

It would also be great if someone could give me a quick-start guide for Docker. Thanks in advance!

  • i_am_not_a_robotEnglish
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    2 年前

    If you’re already using systemd, do not switch to Docker. Use Podman instead. Docker runs all your services under the Docker service. Podman can both run the same containers as systemctl services.

    • somethingsomethingidk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 年前

      Quadlets with podman have completely replaced compose files for me. I use the kuberentes configs. Then I run a tailscale container in the pod and BAM, all of my computers can access that service without have to expose any ports.

      Then I have an ansible playbook to log in to the host and start a detached tmux session so my user systemd services keep running. Its all rootless, and just so dang easy.

    • loudwhisper@infosec.pubEnglish
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      2 年前

      I used to run systemd units that just start docker-compose files, that’s also a thing, I suppose. Also generally it’s easy to manage the container directly (killing/restarting) without the needed lifecycle a systemd unit gives, I would say.