This is a bonus Linux Prepper podcast, available as a detailed companion to “A Great Year for Linux”. This is a discussion with HB, stemming from this post on Lemmy learning from admins who avoid container technology. We discuss our experiences with containers, who they are for, and the contexts in which we find them useful. If you are self-hosting, and are container curious, this one is for you! (00:00) Welcome to Linux Prepper Podcast (00:19) Bonus episode connected to Season 1 Episode 1: A Great Year for Linux. Time to get technical! (01:29) This discussion will not cover Permissions, File Systems, or Backups. (02:32) Lemmy Discussion - What is keeping people away from Containers (02:47) Ameridroid Sponsor: LINUXPREPPER code (03:16) What are Containers for? (04:05) HB describes making a text adventure game (in Docker) (04:42) MagPi Magazine (05:09) TTYD: Share your Terminal on the Web (06:12) Why containerize TTYD? (07:05) Managing multiple iterations through containers (07:47) Use of containers, as opposed to Python virtual environments (08:53) When does it make sense for someone to consider containers? (10:30) Docker run commands. similar to bash scripting (12:30) Compose Files, migrating from docker run commands (13:03) Portainer - WebUI Management for Docker services (HB) (13:16) docker ps - Management from the terminal (James) (13:34) James using Docker to test for NextcloudPi and write documentation (14:41) Using containers in order to define your own image (15:50) Running a fleet of AI services through Compose: “Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger” (17:17) James migrating to Compose files to manage variables across many services (18:54) Composerize - Turn run commands into compose files (18:58) Storing compose files to avoid confusion (20:21) Noisebridge Unicorn services run via compose files on a VPS (26:34) Docker Networks - connecting services internally, even to a reverse proxy (27:46) Aria Download Protocol (28:04) HB describes using multiple, simulateous networks in isolation (30:00) James describes complexity of modular tools like Nextcloud (31:37) Testing Locally (32:30) People leaking their private credentials in their Docker images on the web (33:09) Docker Secrets (33:42) HB suggests storing environment variables as files (34:52) Understanding git.ignore files for people hosting files on public repos (35:32) Using public sharing to learn, share and problem solve (36:31) Lemmy comments of those opting out of containers (38:03) There is nothing wrong with running services directly, aka “bare metal” (43:20) HB’s Github