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!

  • MaximilianKohler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Doesn’t that mean that docker containers use up much more resources since you’re installing numerous instances & versions of each program like PHP?

    • marcos@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Oh, sure, the bloat on your images requires resources from the host.

      There is the option of sharing things. But, obviously that conflicts a bit with maintaining your environments isolated.