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Decisions about AWS Firecracker and Docker
Florian Sager
IT DevOp at Agitos GmbH · | 2 upvotes · 110.6K views
lxd/lxc and Docker aren't congruent so this comparison needs a more detailed look; but in short I can say: the lxd-integrated administration of storage including zfs with its snapshot capabilities as well as the system container (multi-process) approach of lxc vs. the limited single-process container approach of Docker is the main reason I chose lxd over Docker.
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Pros of Docker
- Rapid integration and build up815
- Isolation686
- Open source514
- Testability and reproducibility501
- Lightweight456
- Standardization214
- Scalable181
- Upgrading / downgrading / application versions104
- Security85
- Private paas environments81
- Portability32
- Limit resource usage24
- I love the way docker has changed virtualization14
- Game changer14
- Fast12
- Concurrency10
- Docker's Compose tools6
- Because its fun3
- Easy setup3
- Fast and Portable3
- Makes shipping to production very simple2
- It's dope2
- Its cool1
- Docker hub for the FTW1
- Very easy to setup integrate and build1
- Package the environment with the application1
- Open source and highly configurable1
- Simplicity, isolation, resource effective1
- Highly useful1
- MacOS support FAKE1
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- New versions == broken features7
- Documentation not always in sync4
- Moves quickly3
- Unreliable networking3
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What is AWS Firecracker?
Firecracker is an open source virtualization technology that is purpose-built for creating and managing secure, multi-tenant container and function-based services that provide serverless operational models. Firecracker runs workloads in lightweight virtual machines, called microVMs, which combine the security and isolation properties provided by hardware virtualization technology with the speed and flexibility of containers.
What is Docker?
The Docker Platform is the industry-leading container platform for continuous, high-velocity innovation, enabling organizations to seamlessly build and share any application — from legacy to what comes next — and securely run them anywhere
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What are some alternatives to AWS Firecracker and Docker?
Kubernetes
Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers. It handles scheduling onto nodes in a compute cluster and actively manages workloads to ensure that their state matches the users declared intentions.
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda is a compute service that runs your code in response to events and automatically manages the underlying compute resources for you. You can use AWS Lambda to extend other AWS services with custom logic, or create your own back-end services that operate at AWS scale, performance, and security.
Serverless
Build applications comprised of microservices that run in response to events, auto-scale for you, and only charge you when they run. This lowers the total cost of maintaining your apps, enabling you to build more logic, faster. The Framework uses new event-driven compute services, like AWS Lambda, Google CloudFunctions, and more.
Azure Functions
Azure Functions is an event driven, compute-on-demand experience that extends the existing Azure application platform with capabilities to implement code triggered by events occurring in virtually any Azure or 3rd party service as well as on-premises systems.
Cloud Functions for Firebase
Cloud Functions for Firebase lets you create functions that are triggered by Firebase products, such as changes to data in the Realtime Database, uploads to Cloud Storage, new user sign ups via Authentication, and conversion events in Analytics.
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