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Re:Deployment and infrastructure for a bootstrapped webapp w... by tqkxzugoaupvwqr on Monday September 26, 2022 @10:22PM (#32990974)
If you produce a static binary and can copy it to the server, sure, Docker might be overkill. But how do you reproduce an ensemble of services and their exact version in prod environment? Even just having a stable dev environment by using Docker images with fixed version for database and other auxiliary services is very valuable.
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Re:Deployment and infrastructure for a bootstrapped webapp w... by RaitoBezarius on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @05:56AM (#32993373)
You can use something like Nix or Guix for example.

Bonus: it produces OCI images also.

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Re:Deployment and infrastructure for a bootstrapped webapp w... by elevader on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @09:36AM (#32995040)
While this is definitely a valid option I'm not sure that introducing Nix/Guix simplifies the stack compared to using Docker. Depends on the setup and experience, I guess.
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