Vanilla container for LAMP stack?

[oguruma]

Suppose I just wanted a vanilla container for running a LAMP server, and don't need anything from docker.

Does/will the UI support creating non-docker containers for such purposes, other than creating a VM?

 

[sretalla]

Does/will the UI support creating non-docker containers for such purposes, other than creating a VM?

There have been statements from iX about making LXC containers available at some point, but it's not a priority for this first iteration of the product.

You may be waiting a long time to get LXC.

Probably worth mentioning that docker/containers don't really cost (nor provide) much if you just take a standard container build, so I'm not sure what you're trying to avoid.

 

[oguruma]

There have been statements from iX about making LXC containers available at some point, but it's not a priority for this first iteration of the product.

You may be waiting a long time to get LXC.

Probably worth mentioning that docker/containers don't really cost (nor provide) much if you just take a standard container build, so I'm not sure what you're trying to avoid.

As I see it, the UI gives the option of creating a "App" with a build from a catalog, or creating a docker image, which calls for a repository. So I don't see a way to create an empty container, unless I just input a bogus docker repository?

 

[truecharts]

As I see it, the UI gives the option of creating a "App" with a build from a catalog, or creating a docker image, which calls for a repository. So I don't see a way to create an empty container, unless I just input a bogus docker repository?

It might be best to readup what docker containers are...
There is no such thing as an "empty container", at least not something that actually runs.

Docker containers are non-persistent pre-made self-contained "mini operating systems".
An empty docker-image would simply be an empty harddrive with some kernel parts floating around.

 

[sretalla]

If your intention is to have a LAMP stack... wouldn't you pick a basic LAMP container?

I can only guess what you're really talking about is that you can't find a pre-made docker container that has the versions of the various LAMP components that you want/need... in that case, you could build a docker container to have your needed versions.