K3 speed, and native docker

[alekslyse]

I am currently using unraid and even if I like it, I have a huge issue everything is under root. I barely tried freenas scale and noticed its using k3 for applications. I do understand the reasoning since scale is meant to replicate over multiple servers.

Firstly is the k3 method slower than regular docker? I did see the docker compose app that can help, but I assume that is also k3s. Isit any other way to run a native docker installation?

Also do the k3 support a native secret manager like 1pass qnd other secret provider. I have sinned with environment secrets and want to justify that!

Secondly will the VM module give the option to native pass a full gpu (1080ti), ram, keyboard, mouse, monitor so I can use it for some playing in windows while truenas is in the background? Unraid can do that at least

Third question. Is it any benefit or running vmware as the root on the machine and virtualize truenas? How much penalty in performance?

I would highly appreciate some replies!

Thank you all!

 

[morganL]

I am currently using unraid and even if I like it, I have a huge issue everything is under root. I barely tried freenas scale and noticed its using k3 for applications. I do understand the reasoning since scale is meant to replicate over multiple servers.

Firstly is the k3 method slower than regular docker? I did see the docker compose app that can help, but I assume that is also k3s. Isit any other way to run a native docker installation?

Also do the k3 support a native secret manager like 1pass qnd other secret provider. I have sinned with environment secrets and want to justify that!

Secondly will the VM module give the option to native pass a full gpu (1080ti), ram, keyboard, mouse, monitor so I can use it for some playing in windows while truenas is in the background? Unraid can do that at least

Third question. Is it any benefit or running vmware as the root on the machine and virtualize truenas? How much penalty in performance?

I would highly appreciate some replies!

Thank you all!

Answering most of your questions:

1. Docker and K3s are about the same speed and pretty close to baremetal for compute. ZFS is faster than unRAID for storage.

2. VMs can get GPU pass through with monitor, plus USB pass-thru of Mouse/Monitor

3. Yes, ESXi can be used as the hypervisor. Its more complicated because you are managing multiple systems. Its slower because storage is then provided via a "virtualized" network protocol.

Not sure the best way to manage secrets... suggest you start a new thread after doing some experiments with what you want to use.