[GTALUG] Opinions on container management for self-hosting

Mark Prosser mark at zealnetworks.ca
Mon Sep 9 12:53:07 EDT 2024


> I have been using docker-compose with nginxproxy/nginx-proxy and 
> nginxproxy/acme-companion.
> It is a nice proxy in that it will proxy multiple sites based on their 
> docker configuration.
> The acme companion handles getting lets-encrypt certificates for each 
> site so that I no longer need to be buying a wildcard cert.

That's pretty cool. I did give nginx-proxy a try a long while back, but 
I ended up settling on Caddy. It also handles the LE cert portion.


> I have tried moving a number of things to podman but it still has enough 
> quirks that it may be while before I move my self-hosted apps.
> 
> Most of the other things you mention have a fairly high upfront 
> technical cost. At least from my point of view.

That's a fair point. I'm just glad to hear my config isn't too far off 
someone else's.

Warm regards,

-- 
Mark Prosser
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