Subj : Re: Move .ini files from /sbbs/exec to /sbbs/ctrl
To   : Gamgee
From : Tracker1
Date : Fri Sep 23 2022 22:11:53

On 9/22/22 05:37, Gamgee wrote:
 >
 > As for the rest of that above...  I don't use or know anything about
 > Docker, and can't imagine wanting to go through that much hassle for
 > some "benefit" that it would gain me...
 >
 > I'll add this to my list of YARNTWTUD.  (Yet another reason not to
 > want to use Docker).  :-)

In practice, there are some benefits.  Most unixy apps separate 
configuration (/etc), data (/var) and executables/scripts (/bin) ...

Most docker-friendly applications will take a handful of environment 
variables for configuration, leaving only data to deal with.  In this 
way, you can run a database server only mounting /data ... while 
literally everything else can be read-only file system.

This means that security holes that would require disk write are largely 
mitigated.  It also means you can upgrade to the new version, just by 
running against the new version image.  No downloads, installing 
prerequisites, building anything... just *run*.
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Michael J. Ryan - tracker1@roughneckbbs.com
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