Containers
-
Best Way to Backup Docker Containers Volumes and Home Server
If you are running Docker containers that serve out critical services in your home lab environment, and probably most of you are, then what is the best way to backup Docker containers volumes and home server? Well, that is a…
-
10 Best Docker Container Stacks I am using in 2024
I have been using tons of Docker stacks this year and moving into 2025, that doesn’t look to be slowing down for me. I have several standalone Docker container hosts, as well as a production swarm cluster in the home…
-
5 Docker Update Image Tools to Keep Images Up to Date
If you are running Docker containers in your environment, you are probably interested in knowing how to keep lifecycle management of your container images and docker update image tasks. There are actually a few tools that I want to show…
-
Docker Prune Automating Cleanup Across Multiple Container Hosts
If you run many Docker hosts or multiple hosts in a Swarm cluster, if you are updating and respinning your containers (and you should be), you will have space accumulated on your Docker hosts from things like old container images,…
-
Configuring Kubernetes High Availability with Microk8s
If you are looking for an easy way to have a Kubernetes High Availability cluster for your API server and control plane, Microk8s makes this very easy with the deploy of three or more nodes. You can just make sure…
-
Docker Container Monitoring with cAdvisor Node Exporter Prometheus and Grafana
Recently, I have been taking a hard look at a container monitoring solution for my home lab and production environment. This is honestly an area where a lot of off-the-shelf traditional monitoring solutions just don’t do a good job. However,…
-
Docker Swarm is Awesome with Portainer
I have been revisiting how I have been running containers in my home lab. While Kubernetes is awesome, and I continue to run various deployments of it in the home lab, for the most part, most of my “production” containers…
-
Trivy Scanner for Docker Image Vulnerability Scanning
If you are working with having your CI CD pipeline build Docker images automatically when you check in code to your repository, it is a good idea to have the Docker image checked for vulnerabilities. There are solutions like Docker…
-
Portainer Docker Compose with Traefik and Lets Encrypt Certificates
Portainer is a great solution that provides excellent management of Docker and Kubernetes environments. With Portainer, you can have a fully managed Docker container environment, managing multiple Docker hosts and Kubernetes clusters. Let’s take a look at getting up and…
-
Docker Desktop on Surface Pro 11 Snapdragon X Elite
I recently pulled the trigger on a new Surface Pro 11 with the Snapdragon X Elite to replace an aging Surface Pro laptop that I have been using for 3 years or so now. However, given the new appeal of…
