Tag Archives: containers

Container Development Work

Posted on September 6, 2024 by way0utwest

On my new laptop, I only use containers as database servers. I made the decision not to install SQL Server or PostgreSQL and instead work on containers only. I’ve written lightly about this, but I set up docker-compose files to … Continue reading →

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Kubernetes is Cool, But …

Posted on May 20, 2024 by way0utwest

Kubernetes is cool, and I think it’s really useful in helping us scale and manage multiple systems easily in a fault-tolerant way. Actually, I don’t think Kubernetes per se is important itself; more it seems that the idea of some … Continue reading →

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Creating a PostgreSQL Docker Container with a Volume on Windows

Posted on January 9, 2023 by way0utwest

This post looks at how to set up a PostgreSQL container on Windows using Docker for Windows. I’ve seen a few posts, but I had to cobble together some instructions from places, so I decided to make my own post … Continue reading →

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How Hard is Kubernetes?

Posted on August 19, 2022 by way0utwest

We’ve run Kubernetes inside Redgate for some research projects (like Spawn) and we are building some skills running this orchestrator. At the same time, we’ve had no shortage of challenges in keeping the clusters up at times, patching, fixing issues, … Continue reading →

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