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A comment on Ask HN: As a solo founder, what are the reasons not to use Docker?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: As a solo founder, what are the reasons not to us... by xfitm3 on Sunday July 18, 2021 @11:51AM (#27873923)
that's why you install app dependencies into /opt and run your app from there. a simple LD_LIBRARY_PATH update will make your life easier.

docker adds complexity. complexity makes you feel smart but it's the enemy of reliability

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Re:Ask HN: As a solo founder, what are the reasons not to us... by hbogert on Sunday July 18, 2021 @02:53PM (#27875435)
Familiarity bias? Maybe you are just accustomed to your current rats nest.

What if you have collisions in /opt? What if a change in the ordering of the paths in LD_LIBRARY_PATH causes a domino effect. Reliable? I'm not sure, it depends on the determinism and responsibilities the deploy mechanism has.

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