Docker is one of the easiest ways to run self-hosted applications, but the initial installation process can be rather time-consuming. Typing in the proper CLI (that's command line interface, for those ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Let’s say you want to serve website files from your local system, using the open-source Apache ...

Containers are meant to provide component isolation in a modern software stack. Put your database in one container, your web application in another, and they can all be scaled, managed, restarted, and ...

Tom explains that most multi-tiered apps are dynamic and deployed in multiple locations so their components also will need to be updated. This is the fourth article in a series on running applications ...