Docker - Dave Jansen

Docker

A collection of 8 posts

Screenshot of a terminal window showing the Docker service configuration override described in this guide.

Delayed starting of Docker service until expected mounts are available

(Or for any other systemctl controlled service, for that matter) If you've ever run into the situation where you reboot your computer (or virtual machine) and the Docker service kicked in a bit too fast, even before some of your fstab defined mounts are fully available, you might've noticed that

Using 1Password with Visual Studio Code Remote SSH and Dev Containers on Linux

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Using 1Password with Visual Studio Code Remote SSH and Dev Containers on Linux

1Password is a great and powerful tool that helps you use better, more secure passwords for all the accounts, services, and tools you may use. In October 2020, a beta version of 1Password for Linux was announced, which I was very excited about. 1Password was one of the few tools

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How to dump & restore a MongoDB database from a docker container

MongoDB is an interesting tool. Dead simple to create and modify records (or, "documents") that are basically pure JSON goodness, juxtaposed with tools or commands that at times make you scratch your head in utter confusion and/or disbelief. 📣2023/03/14 Update: I have updated the guide below to

How to dump & restore a MariaDB/MySQL database from a docker container

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How to dump & restore a MariaDB/MySQL database from a docker container

In the same vein as my previous post on dumping and restoring your PostgreSQL database, here are mostly copy/paste-able commands for when you're using a MariaDB or MySQL database. How to dump & restore a PostgreSQL database from a docker containerSometimes you need to quickly dump and restore a PostgreSQL

Multi-step Docker Build Container Template for Node.js Applications

Multi-step Docker Build Container Template for Node.js Applications

This is a simple multi-step Node.js application docker build template that you can use to create self-contained, relatively small-sized and easily deployable images of your application. You can read more about it here, or check the template out on my Github [https://github.com/hellodeibu/docker-multistep-nodejs-build]. Why multi-step There

How to dump & restore a PostgreSQL database from a docker container

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How to dump & restore a PostgreSQL database from a docker container

Sometimes you need to quickly dump and restore a PostgreSQL database, but what's the easiest way to do this when your database is in a Docker container? How to dump & restore a MariaDB/MySQL database from a docker containerIn the same vein as my previous post on dumping and restoring

Ghost, Matomo, MariaDB and Traefik with SSL stack for personal blogs

I have created a basic docker compose stack for people who want to use Ghost and Matomo with SSL. Read on for additional details, or head straight to my GitHub repository for the code. Background For my personal blog (the one you're reading this on) I had previously set up

Quick: Docker Credential Helper

Quick: Docker Credential Helper

Or; not storing your password in plaintext, because duh. This one got me by surprise; if you log in to something like Docker Hub or so using Docker, by default it stores your password in plaintext. Yikes? Fortunately there's a solution, but it still surprises me that you have to