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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!

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[-] towerful@programming.dev 10 points 9 months ago

Docker is to servers, as flatpak is to desktop apps.
I would probably run away if i saw flatpak on a headless server

[-] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Flatpak has better security features than docker. While its true it's not designed with server apps in mind, it is possible to use its underlying "bubblewrap" to create isolated environments. Maybe in the future, tooling will improve its features and bridge the gap.

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