Docker Compose vs Docker Swarm vs Kubernetes?
Not sure if Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, or Kubernetes is right for you? Learn more about what they do and how they are different.
Published on 8/13/2025Latest Blog Posts
Case Study: 1000 Docker Containers with Open Metal Cloud
I had the opportunity to deploy 1000 Docker Containers on a three-node OpenStack private cloud using Open Metal Cloud's platform. The containers were almost entirely identical and had low resource usage, which helped make this possible. However, I still ran into challenges with provisioning the containers without overwhelming Docker on the three hardware nodes. This post talks about the deployment and architecture from a high level; it is meant to serve as a record and retrospective for me in case I need to do this in the future. I had to complete the deployment in three days to meet the deployment's requirements. That's right. 1000 Docker containers deployed from scratch in 72 hours.
Published on 8/12/2025Populate Docker Volumes Quickly
Avoid time-consuming Docker container restarts by using a dummy container to mount your Docker volumes when you need to copy data into the volumes.
Published on 8/9/2025Boost Docker Container Application Performance with One Change
Are your applications in Docker containers running slowly? Try changing the DNS nameserver setting in case DNS lookups are taking too long.
Published on 7/30/2025Is Docker Desktop using all of your MacBook's memory?
Slow MacBook performance after installing Docker Desktop? It might be because of Docker Desktop using all of your memory.
Published on 7/25/2025