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  • xavier666@lemm.eetoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldWhat is Docker?
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    1 day ago

    Learn Docker even if you have a single app. I do the same with a Minecraft server.

    • No dependency issues
    • All configuration (storage/network/application management) can be done via a single file (compose file)
    • Easy roll-backs possible
    • Maintain multiple versions of the app while keeping them separate
    • Recreate the server on a different server/machine using only the single configuration file
    • Config is standardized so easy to read

    You will save a huge amount of time managing your app.

    PS: I would like to give a shout out to podman as the rootless version of Docker

















  • It will work really well, but the difference between a laptop and a server is operational longevity. Laptops are meant to work for workloads for a few hours, whereas dedicated servers can work 24/7 for years sometimes because of how they are made and tested.

    However, if the intensity of workload is light, a laptop can also run for a few months provided temps are well maintained. My tiny RPi ran for a few months till I manually shut it down.

    Also, backups and backups.



  • Thanks! That clears things up a bit.

    So all text and metadata is kind of replicated but “heavier” stuff only resides on the original instance.

    Your instance will store a cache of all the subscribed communities

    I’m assuming more the number of communities, more the instance has to periodically probe and retrieve cache updates. Hopefully these are just deltas, so the updates are small.

    However, for large instances, these periodic updates can become resource-hungry activities