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Yo,

Wandering what the limit is when it comes to how many containers I can run. Currently I'm running around 15 containers. What happens if this is increased to say, 40? Also, can docker containers go "idle" when not being used - to save system resources?

I'm running a i7-6700k Intel cpu. Doesn't seem to be struggling at all with my current setup at least, maybe only when transcoding for Jellyfin.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Docker containers arnt virtual machines despite acting like them. They dont actually require compute resources to be sitting around doing nothing like a traditional vm cos they are essentially just a proxy between the kernal in the container and the kernal on the base machine.

If the container isnt doing anything then it isnt consuming resources.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

It does consume some resources just not a lot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Good to know, thanks!