Run More Stuff in Docker

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Post by psxuaw » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:10 PM UTC

Run More Stuff in Docker
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Re: Run More Stuff in Docker

#2

Post by 4778468d » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:39 PM UTC

I run nothing in Docker, ever. It’s never prevented me building sophisticated systems.

Re: Run More Stuff in Docker

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Post by anonymoushn » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:47 PM UTC

> If you’re using Docker on a Mac and you’ve never tried it on Linux, you owe it to yourself to try it on Linux.

So ultimately the recommendation is to install Linux and use it as my daily driver. But Linux does not run on my machine yet.

Re: Run More Stuff in Docker

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Post by sdepablos » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:49 PM UTC

I'm in the same situation: until I figure (if ever) how to use NixOS and control version my OS, I tend to use Docker for any application with lots of dependencies, specially Python related ones

Re: Run More Stuff in Docker

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Post by physicsgraph » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:50 PM UTC

A few years ago I set a goal to minimize the number of applications installed bare-metal on my laptop. Everything is containerized, just as the blog describes. There is some initial overhead, and some extra work associated with maintaining the infrastructure, but overall I can report improved reproducibility (due to an isolated and static environment per app).

I use a bash alias for each common application. For example, "jup" launches a jupyter notebook. I have a container with the Python package "Black" which runs using a git hook to clean up my code prior to commits.

Re: Run More Stuff in Docker

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Post by physicsgraph » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:52 PM UTC

sdepablos wrote: post #4

I'm in the same situation: until I figure (if ever) how to use NixOS and control version my OS, I tend to use Docker for any application with lots of dependencies, specially Python related ones

Did you try the Docker-based approach after trying Python's virtualenv? Or did you go directly to Docker?

Re: Run More Stuff in Docker

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Post by pjmlp » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:52 PM UTC

Docker is the NoSQL of 2020.

Re: Run More Stuff in Docker

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Post by fuzzybear3965 » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:55 PM UTC

sdepablos wrote: post #4

I'm in the same situation: until I figure (if ever) how to use NixOS and control version my OS, I tend to use Docker for any application with lots of dependencies, specially Python related ones

I've recently spent a few hours in NixOS land. I even built my own ISO and booted into it from an SD card. If you want a 30 minute intro to getting started then just ping me. I'm en route to something like what you want and I'm not far ahead of you.

Re: Run More Stuff in Docker

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Post by zoover2020 » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:55 PM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #7

Docker is the NoSQL of 2020.

Why so, though?

Re: Run More Stuff in Docker

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Post by Steltek » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:56 PM UTC

anonymoushn wrote: post #3

> If you’re using Docker on a Mac and you’ve never tried it on Linux, you owe it to yourself to try it on Linux. So ultimately the recommendation is to install Linux and use it as my daily driver. But Linux does not run on my machine yet.

And MacOS does? Is this some Apple Silicon humble brag? Cuz that's "Apple doesn't allow developers and enthusiasts to do their thing on their own computer that they purchased" not "Linux doesn't run on my machine".