Docker releases version 0.2.0

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Post by shykes » Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 8:22 PM UTC

Docker releases version 0.2.0
github.com

Re: Docker releases version 0.2.0

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Post by steeve » Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 8:30 PM UTC

"you can now choose between Debian, Ubuntu, Centos, Gentoo, Arch Linux and Busybox as the base layer for building your containers."

Now this is great. Using this instead of VMs is a win.

Re: Docker releases version 0.2.0

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Post by yebyen » Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 8:34 PM UTC

steeve wrote: post #2

"you can now choose between Debian, Ubuntu, Centos, Gentoo, Arch Linux and Busybox as the base layer for building your containers." Now this is great. Using this instead of VMs is a win.

I will be pleased when Exherbo is added to the list.

(Although 90% of the fun I had with exherbo was struggling to get the systemd in place, and that's nullified in a docker system since docker replaces init to run a single process _other than_ init)

EDIT: I guess now I'm volunteering to try and put Exherbo on the list.

Re: Docker releases version 0.2.0

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Post by andyl » Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 8:59 PM UTC

Does anyone know if Docker runs on a 32-bit ubuntu host?

Re: Docker releases version 0.2.0

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Post by shykes » Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 9:06 PM UTC

andyl wrote: post #4

Does anyone know if Docker runs on a 32-bit ubuntu host?

Not yet... We're sticking to x86_64 for now to maintain focus. Once we've nailed the experience on 1 arch we will extend to more.

Re: Docker releases version 0.2.0

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Post by epo » Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 9:27 PM UTC

So, what is Docker and why should we care about a 0.x release? Yes, I looked at the link and no, I was not much the wiser, something to do with virtualization perhaps?

Re: Docker releases version 0.2.0

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Post by shykes » Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 9:32 PM UTC

epo wrote: post #6

So, what is Docker and why should we care about a 0.x release? Yes, I looked at the link and no, I was not much the wiser, something to do with virtualization perhaps?

If you click on the project name at the top of the page, you'll find a README which starts with:

Docker complements LXC with a high-level API which operates at the process level. It runs unix processes with strong guarantees of isolation and repeatability across servers.

Docker is a great building block for automating distributed systems: large-scale web deployments, database clusters, continuous deployment systems, private PaaS, service-oriented architectures, etc.

Re: Docker releases version 0.2.0

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Post by bryanh » Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 9:33 PM UTC

You guys have fixed every single frustration or oddity I experienced when playing with docker just a week or two ago:

    * localhost access.
    * re-attaching to terminal.
    * set your own port.

Brilliant work guys!

Re: Docker releases version 0.2.0

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Post by Korvin » Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 9:33 PM UTC

epo wrote: post #6

So, what is Docker and why should we care about a 0.x release? Yes, I looked at the link and no, I was not much the wiser, something to do with virtualization perhaps?

It looks to be similar to freeBSD jails

Re: Docker releases version 0.2.0

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Post by sylvinus » Thu, Apr 25, 2013, 9:45 PM UTC

Congrats!

We couldn't be happier to have Solomon as a speaker at our conference in Paris on June 7: http://dotscale.eu

See you there :-)