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nerdctl
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Nginx Unit – Universal web app server
Using nerdctl: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
I'd really disagree that compose files are somehow one-shot, or blindly modified. To the contrary, really, we have them checked in with the source code. Upon deployment to the cluster, the (running) services will be intelligently updated or replaced (in a rolling manner, causing zero downtime). LXC might be more elegant, but I have no idea what simple, file-based format I could use to let engineers describe the environment their app should run in without compose.
I need something that even junior devs can start up with a single command, that can be placed in the VCS along with the code, and that will not require deep Linux knowledge to get running. Open for suggestions here, really.
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Jenkins Agents On Kubernetes
Now since Kubernetes works off of containerd I'll be taking a different approach on handling container builds by using nerdctl and the buildkit that comes bundled with it. I'll do this on the amd64 control plane node since it's beefier than my Raspberry Pi workers for handling builds and build related services. Go ahead and download and unpack the latest nerdctl release as of writing (make sure to check the release page in case there's a new one):
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Python + containerd? Who might be interested?
Well, it is indeed a good option. However, containerd is a good alternative that is growing even among developers. Please see: https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl
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How to own your own Docker Registry address
Nerdctl/containerd has IPFS support :)
https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/blob/main/docs/ipfs.md
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DockerHub replacement stratagy and options
nerdctl supports IPFS for both image pulling and pushing, including encrypted images and eStargz lazy pulling. For building, the current method is a locally hosted translator so that the traditional pulls can be converted to work over IPFS. They even have docs on running it on k8s node, though if my reading is correct this isn't exactly a cloud native approach (running systemd services on each node...).
- Docker's deleting Open Source images and here's what you need to know
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Podman <-> Docker switch?
Why not give ContainerD / nerdctl a go. For the most part, you swap out the docker binary for nerdctl and most all the commands just work. And it supports compose
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Install Docker in steamOS
containerd + nerdctl
- kubectl get nodes -o wide shows containerd runtime, but sudo ctr containers list doesn't return any containers on host
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Docker is dead?!? Podman - an alternative tool?
Lima - short for Linux virtual machines - is mainly used as an alternative for MacOS in this context and comes with QEMU (a hypervisor), containerd and nerdctl.
containerd
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Exploring 5 Docker Alternatives: Containerization Choices for 2024
Containerd and nerdctl
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The Road To Kubernetes: How Older Technologies Add Up
Kubernetes on the backend used to utilize docker for much of its container runtime solutions. One of the modular features of Kubernetes is the ability to utilize a Container Runtime Interface or CRI. The problem was that Docker didn't really meet the spec properly and they had to maintain a shim to translate properly. Instead users could utilize the popular containerd or cri-o runtimes. These follow the Open Container Initiative or OCI's guidelines on container formats.
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Fun with Avatars: Containerize the app for deployment & distribution | Part. 2
Container Engine: A runtime that executes and manages containers. Docker and containerd are popular container engines.
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Complexity by Simplicity - A Deep Dive Into Kubernetes Components
Multiple container runtimes are supported, like conatinerd, cri-o, or other CRI compliant runtimes.
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macOS Containers v0.0.1
If you really want good adoption, you’ll have to figure out a way for devs to try it out without first having to disable SIP.
Is this related to the code you tried to have merged here: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/8789 ?
This is a failed attempt to upstream part of containerd changes: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/8789
Other part of containerd changes waits for gods-know-what: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/pull/9054
But I haven't gave up yet.
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Kubernetes Setup With WSL Control Plane and Raspberry Pi Workers
containerd is required by kubernetes to handle containers on its behalf. A big thanks to the HostAfrica blog for the information on setting containerd up for debain. So the containerd install will need to happen on both the WSL2 instance and the Raspberry Pis. For WSL2 you can just install containerd directly:
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Understanding Docker Architecture: A Beginner's Guide to How Docker Works
Containerd: This is an open-source container runtime to manage a container's lifecycle. Docker and Kubernetes can use Containerd by providing a high-level API for managing containers and a low-level runtime for container orchestration.
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The advantage of WASM compared with container runtimes
Right now most early examples alas boot a container with a wasm runtime for each wasm instance, which is a sad waste. The whole advantage of wasm should be very lightweight low overhead wasm runtime instances atop a common wasm process. Having a process or container for each instance loses a ton of the benefit, makes it not much better than a regular container.
Thankfully there is work like the Containerd Sandbox API which enables new architectures like this. https://github.com/containerd/containerd/issues/4131
It's still being used to spawn a wasm processes per instance for now, but container runtime project Kuasar is already using the Sandbox API to save significant resources, and has already chimed in in comments on HN to express a desire to have shared-process/multi-wasm-instamxe runtimes, which could indeed allow sub ms spawning that could enable instance per request architectures. https://github.com/kuasar-io/kuasar
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Best virtualization solution with Ubuntu 22.04
containerd
What are some alternatives?
podman - Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods.
cri-o - Open Container Initiative-based implementation of Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface
lima - Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers
Moby - The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems
podman-compose - a script to run docker-compose.yml using podman
kaniko - Build Container Images In Kubernetes
colima - Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
k3s - Lightweight Kubernetes
kind - Kubernetes IN Docker - local clusters for testing Kubernetes