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shuringai · 2020-06-09 17:09:27

how is this any different than setting up grapahana, nginx-proxy with letsencrypt companion etc with docker-compose and just replace my app image?

sigmonsays | karma 584 | avg karma 1.7 · | 2022-12-20 18:46:47

this looks interesting but how is this better than just doing docker-compose?

tryfinally | karma 149 | avg karma 3.47 · | 2023-01-21 14:49:47

I host tens of self-hosted apps for various purposes, including ones similar to this one, all via docker-compose. Setting up new ones is a breeze (thanks to Traefik), backing up the configuration and data is trivial, upgrading to the latest version takes a few minutes at most. I’m confident my workflow is simpler and more convenient than yours. Granted, the initial investment to learn and understand the tools is pretty large.

codethief | karma 4183 | avg karma 2.01 · | 2020-09-25 04:10:54

I was looking for a dead simple solution whose deployment wouldn't require much more than a simple `docker-compose`. :)

GTP | karma 1552 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2023-06-21 07:45:55

But then how is this so different from running "docker-compose" and then do whatever you want withing the container? Is the difference just that they provide ready-made Docker images for certain environments so that you don't have to create your own? Can I get the same images on Dockerhub then?

mister_hn | karma 569 | avg karma 0.96 · | 2020-02-07 07:23:17+00:00

None, I am still relying on docker compose.

carlopellegrini | karma 85 | avg karma 17.0 · | 2018-09-14 19:52:37

The fact that everything is done with a single compose file is the reason I set it up like this (mostly because it was a good learning opportunity). I'm still trying to find a way around the necessity to expose the docker socket to configure the proxy though.

ahnick | karma 850 | avg karma 1.81 · | 2020-02-28 19:48:09+00:00

What advantage does this offer over just using docker-compose directly?

m0zg | karma 1604 | avg karma 0.37 · | 2021-09-27 01:43:28

Trivially deployed using Docker compose as well. I've been using this for quite some time. iPad app works great too.

amanzi | karma 3630 | avg karma 4.25 · | 2018-09-13 23:44:03+00:00

There are many reasons why you would want to use Docker but for me the biggest one is that the entire configuration, installation, and deployment is all self-contained in that docker-compose file. The rollover and load balancing features are also nice if you need to scale out but even on a single server there is a solid case to be made to use Docker. The alternative you've presented is that you'd need to install and configure Nginx, then install and configure LetsEncrypt, then install and configure Ghost. And then you'd need to make sure you documented all the steps you've performed so that you can do it again if needed in the future. The docker-compose file aligns to the "infrastructure as code" methodology and while there are many other tools that could achieve the same thing (Terraform, Ansible, Salt, etc) using docker-compose in this scenario seems to make sense.

tracker1 | karma 11460 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2023-07-24 12:31:31

True enough... I often with replace docker-compose examples that use a complex nginx config with a 5 line Caddyfile for Caddy instead.

jeanpralo | karma 23 | avg karma 2.09 · | 2023-01-25 02:52:25

what is the difference with docker-compose here ?

ttty2 | karma 17 | avg karma 0.33 · | 2021-08-20 06:01:10

One simple use case... For example I have 1 simple docker app to deploy. Now I need to use docker compose with a more complicated workflow.

cedricziel | karma 83 | avg karma 3.77 · | 2022-03-25 05:52:24

I'm a bit surprised nobody mentions the `--platform` argument that docker accepts to emulate a different architecture per container. It's a very smooth experience if you're reliant on 3rd party images.

Available through compose as well.

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tapirl | karma 788 | avg karma 1.35 · | 2021-03-16 13:57:02

I use docker compose only. It is much more convenient than vanilla docker.

jacooper | karma 6833 | avg karma 2.57 · | 2023-03-15 07:30:06

Its not as easy nor as simple as docker + docker compose.

emptysea | karma 488 | avg karma 2.11 · | 2020-03-05 15:42:26+00:00

Also docker-compose doesn't have zero downtime deploys which might be a deal breaker depending on your application.

polski-g | karma 426 | avg karma 0.47 · | 2023-08-06 07:33:15

It's not about just running the containers. It's that applications are distributed with a docker compose file as the setup medium.

jayd16 | karma 10887 | avg karma 2.09 · | 2021-08-06 10:47:48

Yeah, and a simple docker compose for local dev does the job pretty easily.

crabbone | karma 1106 | avg karma 0.89 · | 2023-09-27 08:04:27

Why? What do I stand to gain from using this? Marginal speed improvement in some cases and a lot of headache trying to debug it in other cases?

docker-compose offers an alternative. It doesn't offer any genuinely new functionality. It may work for you if you don't know how to use the other alternative, or the other alternative is inconvenient for you for some other reason, but if it's not, it's just an extra tool that you don't need.

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