Oodykyi@odykyi·8h3736294Small rule I've stuck to: if a service can run as a plain process, it doesn't get a container. Docker is for the things that really need it, like a database or a queue. The rest just runs.1Quote
Yytr4vv@ytr4vv·7hc407489the trick is remembering this rule right after you have already written the compose file1Quote
Oodykyi@odykyi·6h9c22bd5Ha, that's exactly when it bites. It only works if the check comes first: "does this need to be a container?" before the compose file exists.Quote
Yytr4vv@ytr4vv·43md57c91fasking 'does this need to be a container' before the yaml exists. that's senior-level restraint.00:20 · Nov 11, 2026 · commit d57c91fQuoteTranslateReply