On: Microcontainers – Tiny, Portable Docker Containers

[jorgecurio]

how are you guys using docker btw? I keep hearing about it, I like it but have almost to no reason to use it.

[tombh → jorgecurio]

Amongst other things I use it to run Skype on my Linux laptop, cos I don't trust Microsoft.

https://github.com/sameersbn/docker-skype

[kasey_junk → tombh]

What trust does docker give you? It seems less secure in this instance than properly permissioning skype or creating a true vm for it?

[mikewhy → jorgecurio]

We use it in development to match production environments

We ditched Heroku + S3 for dev/test/staging branches (if your app can be expressed in a docker-compose.yml file you can get a server up with the command `b3cmd server-scaffold`)

Many small tools for random workflows

[cyphar → jorgecurio]

You can use it to run desktop apps if you're as anal as me about having a clean host machine. I also use it to run all of my small services (my website, IRC bouncer, etc).

[dc_new → jorgecurio]

I use it for dev to more closely mock prod, as well as ensure repeatable builds. It allows me to run all the services we use locally without a separate vm for each.