Docker help
reddit / selfhosted

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Lkcarfrey · 2023-11-29 23:13

Ok I'm very new to self hosting and am currently learning as much as I
can. Where is a good source to learn everything I can about docker. I
have downloaded the desktop version and am going to go through their
tutorial that is build in. But more resources the better.

Any help is appreciated

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thekrautboy · 2023-11-29 23:23

> Where is a good source to learn everything I can about docker.

Crazy idea... but, start in /r/Docker?

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Lkcarfrey · 2023-11-29 23:43

I said in the post I have downloaded the desktop version and am going
to go through their tutorial. I'm looking for additional info

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thekrautboy · 2023-11-29 23:56

Yes, and that sub is the correct place to ask and it has tons of infos
for you.

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Lkcarfrey · 2023-11-30 00:05

Oh I'm sorry. I didn't realize that was a reddit. I thought it was to
docker itself

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applesoff · 2023-11-30 01:28

There are tons of YouTube tutorials for docker.

I learned by finding what I wanted to use docker for and following
tutorials. Learned along the way.


I recommend setting up portainer so you can have a user interface with
docker. Look up portainer and follow their tutorials to set it up.

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Lkcarfrey · 2023-11-30 02:10

My issue is idk what I can use it for. That's how new to this I am.

I know enough about computers and networking to blow up a computer not
to have it dance lol

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YYCwhatyoudidthere · 2023-11-30 02:10

I struggled with docker until I found docker-compose. Defining dockers
in a file allowed me much easier trial and error experimentation.

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Lkcarfrey · 2023-11-30 02:25

Is that a CLI command

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kongu123 · 2023-11-30 03:21

My man Network Chuck can give you a basic overview:
[https://youtu.be/eGz9DS-
aIeY?si=H\_uMJhQTYHJSO2A\_](https://youtu.be/eGz9DS-
aIeY?si=H_uMJhQTYHJSO2A_)

From there, I would just start playing with containers that sound
interesting to you. That is what I did!

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The0neWhoKnock5 · 2023-11-30 03:39

The CLI command used to be \`docker-compose\`, but has recently
changed to \`docker compose\`. The file you use to compose your
services is still called \`docker-compose.yml\`. Compose allows for
configuring your services in an easier to read and portable format.
Once the service is configured you'd simply run \`docker compose up
\`.

Like u/YYCwhatyoudidthere, Docker became much easier for me once I
started using compose.

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YYCwhatyoudidthere · 2023-11-30 04:49

Like he said.

Also wanted to share Dozzle. It is a straightforward tool to show you
the logs from your dockers as they are running. Wish I knew about it
when I was starting out.

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The0neWhoKnock5 · 2023-11-30 06:33

I generally just run \`docker compose logs -f \`, or without the
service name if I want the logs of all running services.