Container

Introduction In the realm of modern software development, the use of containerization has revolutionized the way applications are developed, tested, and deployed. Docker, a popular containerization platform, allows developers to create lightweight and isolated environments known as containers. However, when dealing with scenarios involving multiple containers that require isolated environments, testing and debugging can become quite a challenge. Enter Docker-in-Docker (DinD), a powerful tool that alleviates these pains and streamlines the development process. ...

This post will show how to host a OpenLDAP service on the localhost step by step. 1. Prerequisites docker-compose installed. 2. Prepare LDAP data We will create some data for LDAP service and populate it when the service runs up. Create a directory, for example openldap, first, and create another sub-directory openldap/data. The structure of the LDAP data can be described by .ldif file. So we can create below file openldap/data/bootstrap.ldif as the LDAP boostrap data. ...

We can easily figure out how to set up Dokku by following the instructions on Dokku website. But for me, I like to host services in docker container as it will bring a clearer structure when it comes to host multiple services in a single machine. In this post, I will assume that you already had some idea about what Dokku is. If not, you can find more information here. In the title, I also mentioned another tool called Portainer. Basically it is a management tool of docker container and kubernete cluster with UI. But it is actually much more than that. (I feel I am digging a bit hole while introducing more and more tools). ...