Why Databases Are Not for Docker Containers

Re:Why Databases Are Not for Docker Containers by state_less on Monday February 06, 2017 @05:09PM (#13584719)

I've run Oracle in a container, ugh what a pig, though it can be done. It's great for development, since you can checkpoint state, pass it around and have 99 containers of bugs on the ground.

At the end of the day, the data and database is run on some production instance that runs on a fully bare hypervisor at TopGuy (TM) cloud provider. This is enough so that everyone feels more or less good about their situation.

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Re:Why Databases Are Not for Docker Containers by brianwawok on Monday February 06, 2017 @06:36PM (#13585418)

> I've run Oracle in a container

Danger, danger

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/24/oracle_vmware_licen...

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Re:Why Databases Are Not for Docker Containers by yellowapple on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @07:32AM (#13588905)

For me, alarm bells were already ringing at "I've run Oracle" ;)

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Re:Why Databases Are Not for Docker Containers by state_less on Monday February 06, 2017 @08:29PM (#13586142)

Relax, nothing is fucked here dude...

https://blogs.oracle.com/developer/entry/creating_and_oracle...

https://github.com/oracle/docker-images/tree/master/OracleDa...

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Re:Why Databases Are Not for Docker Containers by brazzledazzle on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @07:49AM (#13588979)

I'm going to have to agree with the other reply. One hand doesn't know what the other is doing and the team that does audits to prop up revenue isn't going to care about that blog post unless it has legal language in the license that allows you to bypass licensing restrictions. That said, there's free versions of Oracle's databases for development and they may have exceptions for development purposes so if that's what someone is using containers for it might not be the end of the world.

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Re:Why Databases Are Not for Docker Containers by state_less on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @01:47PM (#13591540)

Yep, licensed Oracle instance for production and docker for developers. If you're the sort to run Oracle, the expectation is that you're going to be paying.

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Re:Why Databases Are Not for Docker Containers by brianwawok on Monday February 06, 2017 @09:17PM (#13586390)

Just because they write a blog on something does not mean they won't sue you for using it (and then offer to drop the suite if you subscribe to buying a cloud license)

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