I run a small server with Proxmox, and I’m wondering what are your opinions on running Docker in separate LXC containers vs. running a specific VM for all Docker containers?
I started with LXC containers because I was more familiar with installing services the classic Linux way. I later added a VM specifically for running Docker containers. I’m thinking if I should continue this strategy and just add some more resources to the docker VM.
On one hand, backups seem to be easier with individual LXCs (I’ve had situations where I tried to update a Docker container but the new container broke the existing configuration and found it easiest just to restore the entire VM from backup). On the otherhand, it seems like more overhead to install Docker in each individual LXC.
People are probably looking for tools like cloud init, butane and Ansible
These should absolutely no place in the mix with containers at all. Very confused how you’ve made these work of that’s what you’re suggesting.
No, I mean they should setup VMs and LXC containers in automated way. I get the impression that some people here are trying to use a Dockerfile instead of something like Ansible where the end changes apply to a end system instead of creating a template for temporary deployments.