Running Docker in production for 6 months
Thanks for sharing your experience as another cautionary tale.<p>At Convox we have been running Docker in prod for 18 months successfully.<p>The secrets?<p>1. Don't DIY. Building a custom deployment system with any tech (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Packer, etc) is a challenge. All the small problems add up to one big burden on you. 6 months later you look back at a lot of wasted time...<p>2. Don't use all of Docker. Images, containers and the logging drivers are all simple great. Volumes, networks and orchestration are complex.<p>3. Use services. Using VPC is far simpler than Docker networking. Using ECS is much easier than maintaining your own etcd or Swarm cluster. Using Cloudwatch Logs is cheaper and more reliable than deploying a logging contraption into your cluster. Use a DB service like RDS is far far easier than building your own reliable data layer.<p>Again thanks for sharing your experience as a cautionary tale.<p>If you are starting a new business you should not take on building a deployment system as part of the challenge.<p>Use a well-built and peer reviewed platform like Heroku, Elastic Beanstalk or Convox.