Re: [naviserver-devel] Some questions about Docker images for Naviserver

[Gustaf N. <ne...@wu...>]

Here is some background, what's good about s6-overlay:
https://kreuzwerker.de/post/managing-multi-process-applications-in-containers-using-s6

In short: it is sufficiently simple to use and has a couple of useful 
utilities...

-g

On 31.03.23 14:23, Maksym Zinchenko wrote:
> Hello, I'm using Docker Naviserver in production, but it's not a big 
> one. I can recommend it. In my case I'm using only Naviserver, not 
> OpenACS. I have some images on docker hub under siqsuruq/naviserver, 
> it's not official, but they work for me. They are based on a custom 
> ubuntu image I made with Tcl. They are kinda big, about 300 mb but it 
> works for me. About S6 and non S6, difference is only on type of init 
> system used in the image, but i'm not pro at this question. The S6 
> version of Docker images uses an init system called s6-overlay, the 
> non-S6 version of Docker images typically use a different init system, 
> such as Systemd or SysVinit. In my case I'm using Postgres only, at 
> host not in a Docker container. it looks like its working faster this way.
> So, in general, you can use a Docker container with Naviserver without 
> any problem.
>
> Maksym
>
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2023, 10:44 Brian Fenton, 
> <bri...@ai...> wrote:
>
>     Hello all
>
>     We're exploring reviving the Linux version of our Naviserver
>     product. As part of this we'd like to investigate the feasibility
>     of using Docker, initially for ease of development, and
>     potentially later for production systems. I have a couple of
>     questions that would be good to get the community's responses to.
>
>     1. Is there anyone using Docker Naviserver in production? If so
>     would you recommend it, and are there any peculiarities that we
>     should know about?
>
>     2. There are quite a few Naviserver images on on
>     https://hub.docker.com, but I don't see an official one. It seems
>     from posts on OpenACS.org
>     <https://openacs.org/xowiki/setup-with-docker-s6>that Vlad V's
>     build has had a lot of community input, and seems to be the /de
>     facto /build. Would it be worth trying to get that version tagged
>     as an official Naviserver Docker
>     <https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/official_images/> build to
>     give newcomers clarity? I must admit to some confusion regarding
>     the difference between the S6 and the non-S6 versions - should we
>     as a community pick one as the official one?
>
>     3. For those of us using Oracle, what would be involved in getting
>     Oracle driver support added as a build/run option? I'd be happy to
>     help with this in any way I can.
>
>     thanks in advance
>     Brian
>
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