VM Vs Docker

Rikmeister · 28 Mar 2021 at 21:32

I use virtual machines (Virtualbox mainly), as a sort of sandbox, to run software I want to keep separate from my everyday stuff. It works okay but I wonder if container technology, Docker probably, might have some advantages.

Has anyone any experience or views on this?

Rikmeister · 29 Mar 2021 at 12:56

Sp00n said:
I use both but I have been moving towards docker as it has less overheads compared to running VMs, I find it generally quicker to spin up services as well.

Thanks. That's helpful.

Rikmeister · 30 Mar 2021 at 10:14

Buffalo2102 said:
I use Proxmox and it has VMs and containers. I use a mix depending on the application.

Sounds complex for a casual user. I think I'll try Docker to get used to the container technology and bear Proxmox in mind in case there is a needed for it at a later stage.

Rikmeister · 30 Mar 2021 at 11:53

Buffalo2102 said:
Sounds like a plan.
Sorry I didn't really read your OP properly.

No problem. Good to know about Proxmox

simc1978 said:
It depends what you want to do in these sandboxes. If you are installing apps with GUIs or unusual OS flavors then VMs are still your best bet.

This. Although I would like to have a look at TensorFlow at some stage so the situation might change.

simc1978 said:
YMMV

Took me a while to work out what this meant. I was thinking I know MVVM (Model View ViewModel) and MVC (Model View Controller) but what pattern is "YMMV". Sometimes geek-mode doesn't help.