Compose on Kubernetes vs Docker Compose vs Kubernetes

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Pros of Compose on Kubernetes
Pros of Docker Compose
Pros of Kubernetes
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    • 123
      Multi-container descriptor
    • 110
      Fast development environment setup
    • 79
      Easy linking of containers
    • 68
      Simple yaml configuration
    • 60
      Easy setup
    • 16
      Yml or yaml format
    • 12
      Use Standard Docker API
    • 8
      Open source
    • 5
      Go from template to application in minutes
    • 5
      Can choose Discovery Backend
    • 4
      Scalable
    • 4
      Easy configuration
    • 4
      Kubernetes integration
    • 3
      Quick and easy
    • 166
      Leading docker container management solution
    • 130
      Simple and powerful
    • 108
      Open source
    • 76
      Backed by google
    • 58
      The right abstractions
    • 26
      Scale services
    • 20
      Replication controller
    • 11
      Permission managment
    • 9
      Supports autoscaling
    • 8
      Cheap
    • 8
      Simple
    • 7
      Self-healing
    • 5
      Open, powerful, stable
    • 5
      Promotes modern/good infrascture practice
    • 5
      Reliable
    • 5
      No cloud platform lock-in
    • 4
      Scalable
    • 4
      Quick cloud setup
    • 3
      Cloud Agnostic
    • 3
      Custom and extensibility
    • 3
      A self healing environment with rich metadata
    • 3
      Captain of Container Ship
    • 3
      Backed by Red Hat
    • 3
      Runs on azure
    • 2
      Expandable
    • 2
      Sfg
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      Everything of CaaS
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      Gke
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      Golang
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      Easy setup

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    Cons of Compose on Kubernetes
    Cons of Docker Compose
    Cons of Kubernetes
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      • 9
        Tied to single machine
      • 5
        Still very volatile, changing syntax often
      • 16
        Steep learning curve
      • 15
        Poor workflow for development
      • 8
        Orchestrates only infrastructure
      • 4
        High resource requirements for on-prem clusters
      • 2
        Too heavy for simple systems
      • 1
        Additional vendor lock-in (Docker)
      • 1
        More moving parts to secure
      • 1
        Additional Technology Overhead

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      What is Compose on Kubernetes?

      Compose on Kubernetes allows you to deploy Docker Compose files onto a Kubernetes cluster.

      What is Docker Compose?

      With Compose, you define a multi-container application in a single file, then spin your application up in a single command which does everything that needs to be done to get it running.

      What is 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.

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      Kompose
      Kubernetes + Compose. Kompose takes a Docker Compose file and translates it into Kubernetes resources.
      Git
      Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
      GitHub
      GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over three million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
      Visual Studio Code
      Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
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