In this article, we will discuss “Monitoring Synology with Prometheus and Grafana”. We will be utilizing Portainer which is a lightweight/open-source management solution designed to simplify working with Docker containers instead of working with the Container Manager on Synology itself. Please see How to use Prometheus for Monitoring, how to Install Grafana on Windows and…
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This post will walk you through a step-by-step demonstration of Dockerizing a NodeJs Express application. In the world of containerization, Docker has constantly played a huge role in helping us shape the way modern software is developed. When an application is “dockerized,” its dependencies, environment variables, and other requirements are all included in a Docker image….
Docker is a set of platform-as-a-service products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers. The service has both free and premium tiers. in this short article, we shall discuss how to fix “ENOENT: No such file or directory Error in Docker build”. Please see How to stop Docker from automatically starting…
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WordPress is a free Content Management System that you can easily use to quickly develop world-class websites. Over 60% of websites online were built with WordPress. In this article, you will learn how to scan WordPress Websites With WPScan For Security Vulnerabilities. Please see these interesting guides: WordPress site on Azure: How to create a…
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Portainer is a compact container management application that offers a GUI for streamlining container operations. Moreover, it supports numerous Docker environments, Kubernetes, Nomad and all of the major orchestration platforms (Docker hosts and Swarm clusters). The Portainer Server and the Portainer Agent are the two components of Portainer. This tutorial will take you through the…
In recent times, many organisations are transitioning most of their static and monolithic applications to containers and building CI/CD pipelines for them to aid faster deployment to production to deliver the best results for their clients. This is most prevalent when you and your team are transitioning from a traditional static deployment model to using…
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In this piece, we shall discuss the steps to install EFK Stack Installation on Docker. Log monitoring and analysis are important for all applications and server or container infrastructure. Elasticsearch, Fluentd, and Kibana (EFK stack) are three of the most popular software stacks for log analysis and monitoring. Hence, the EFK stack is a distributed…
Docker is an open-source containerization platform (software) that allows you to build, test, and deploy applications quickly. Therefore, it enables developers to package applications into containers with standardized executable components combining application source code with the operating system (OS) libraries and dependencies required to run that code in any environment. Please see how to enable and disable…
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The Docker executor when used with GitLab CI, connects to Docker Engine and runs each build in a separate and isolated container using the predefined image that is set up in .gitlab-ci.yml and in accordance with the config. Kindly refer to these related guides: How to create and deploy a local Registry Server with Docker Image, how to Pull…
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The article describes various ways to install the Docker daemon on Windows Server which enables you to run Windows containers only. The binaries for Windows do not contain Docker components such as buildx, docker scan, and docker-compose. If you are running Windows 10 or 11, you’ll need to install Docker Desktop. This comes with a…
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Containers provide a lightweight feature for your applications to run in an isolated environment. Furthermore, it packages your application code and dependencies together and runs them at the application layer. Multiple containers can run on the same machine and share the same OS kernel with other containers when compared to Virtual Machines which requires a…
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Volumes are the preferred mechanism for persisting data generated by and used by Docker containers. While bind mounts are dependent on the directory structure and OS of the host machine, volumes are completely managed by Docker. Volumes have several advantages over bind mounts. Firstly, volumes are easier to back up or migrate than bind mounts. You can…
Docker is an open-source containerization platform that enables developers to package apps into containers and standardized executable components combining application source code with the operating system (OS) libraries and dependencies required to run that code in any environment. Docker Desktop menu allows you to open the Docker Dashboard, run the Quick Start Guide, configure your…
