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how to save my containers guide (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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hello :)

my docker containers number is increasing and I was thinking which should be the best way to save all the configurations, descriptions and the processes needed to put all the containers up and running.

since now I was using a simple text file, since I had not so much to remember, but the configuration is becoming more and more complex.

I was thinking maybe at a kanban board.

what would you recommend?

(I'm not a programmer, that's also why I'm asking) :)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I personally have a github repo with a folder for each deployment, and the files needed for deployment with a docker-compose.yml, and comments in the files for what they do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I seccond that. This also allows you to create markdown documentation as readme files, so you still have text files, just always at a glance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

My philosophy is this: all of the containers are deployed via docker-compose files, which are backed up. Any persistent data is presented over NFS to the containers using volumes. This way, in the event that the docker server blows up I just install docker, move the docker-compose files over, docker-compose up, and pretty much done.