Containerization - Quick Tips
Following are some quick tips related to Docker and LXC/LXD containers:
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Running Graphical applications within LXD containers
LXD containers provide an isolated environment, which is separate from the main host. Sometimes we may need to run GUI apps from the container. For example during development of desktop applications.
ReadBad performance of virtio network drivers on Proxmox
This blog post is about my experience with trying to optimize network performance on a virtual machine managed by the Proxmox virtualization platform.
ReadBacking up and restoring LXD containers
LXD containers can be backed up by creating snapshots or by creating an image from the container. The first method which is creating snapshots is useful for taking quick incremental backups of containers. However it does not provide a full backup. The second method allows creating full backup.
ReadInstalling Docker on Debian Jessie
Docker is a solution for managing light weight containers. To install Docker on Debian Jessie, we need to first install packages to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS. We can do this using the command:
ReadInstalling LXC containers on Debian Jessie
Containers are light weight virtual machines that can be used to isolate processes. Containers implement operating system level virtualization. This means that all containers running on a host will share the kernel of the host operating system.
ReadRunning LXC containers on a Google Compute Instance
Google Cloud Platform is a Google product that provides services related to Cloud Computing. Services provided by Google Cloud include Compute, Storage and Databases, Networking, Big Data, Machine Learning and more.
ReadServer Migration with Plesk
Plesk is a commercial platform for managing website hosting. The cost of using Plesk depends on the number of domains to be managed, type of hosting (dedicated or VPS), addon products such as anti virus etc. Plesk allows managing FTP, Email, web site hosting, DNS and more.
ReadProxmox - An open source Virtualization Platform
This blog post is about my experience with using Proxmox Virtualization Platform. Proxmox is an excellent open source virtualization platform from the German company Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH. It is used by tens of thousands of users.
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