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Boomkop3

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  • I might just start bundling my apps inside an environment setup with nix inside docker. A lot of them are similar to identical, So those docker images actually share a lot of layers under the hood.

    My apps after compiling and packaging are usually around 50mb. That's 48mb of debian, which is entirely shared between all the images that I build. So the eventual size of my deployed applications isn't nearly as big as they seem from the size of the tarball being sent around. So for 10 apps, that's not 500mb, that's 68mb.

    If anything, the docker hub and registry are a bit of a mess.

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  • you can trust the nix repositories aren't going to change

    That, I do not. And storing the source and such for every dependency would be bigger than, and result in essentially the same thing as an image.

    I think you're trying to achieve something different than what docker is for. Docker is like installing onto an empty computer then shipping the entire machine to the end user. You pretty much guarantee thing will work. (yes this is oversimplified)

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  • The issue is, nix builds are only guaranteed to be reproducible if the dependencies don't change. Which they shouldn't, but you can't trust the internet to be consistent. Things won't be there to be fetched forever.

    Images do. And you can turn one into a container in seconds. I suppose it's a matter of preference. I like one a package to be independent

  • Another Dumb Electrical Code Change Could Ban DIY EV Charger Installs

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  • It also adds more fodder for insurance companies to try to not do their job

  • Accurate

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  • Did you grow up some some sort of post modern thriller?

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  • Aw, meh. From what I saw it's more like a jail, there's no imaging the containers

  • Github has started charging me on the free tier?

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  • Ah, then they don't have to worry

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  • Why does github have access to your bank account?

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  • No I threw it in a docker container

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  • Hold up, nix added containerization? How did I miss that? I will have another look now!

    Also, you're right. For small quick scripts docker can be a hassle. Nowadays though I add building a docker image as part of my project's build/compilation process. The main reason I do this is so that I can work with whatever machine I happen to be on, then just copy paste the app to whatever machine I want it on. No extra config or even a look at the environment required. Just install docker and forget about the rest

    update: installing docker on nixos (on a vm) with a nix package failed, not sure why. Perhaps some dependencies were no longer available?

    update: nix is is available as a docker image. I'm running it now, we shall see how it goes

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  • Perhaps it's improved over the last year, I can give it a shot. But yes, for my own packaged applications without shared dependencies, docker is handy. And that's exclusively what I run

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  • Ye that's handy, until some script inside a library or something doesn't

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  • When I tried it it looked really cool. Up until it just.. didn't work. And then looking around I found a bunch of people giving me better snippets of scripts and it was not helpful

    But given I just need docker and nothing more, I did not bother and looked further

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  • Tried both, didn't like 'm, using docker now

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  • Tried it, but some apps depend on spawning other python processes. Half the time that results in them breaking out of the env cuz they're using the python in the system path

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  • Or three docker containers

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  • I tried it, ye. And although I like the concept, I can't say the implementation was to my liking

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  • Alright, I want two apps that depend on two different version of python, but won't work on the other.

    No warning, no notice, just one of the two fails to start. Thank you package manager

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  • rip that document you forgot to save