Postgres
Infrastructure
database docker image
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
0 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Design: 0 for, 4 against
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What HN said
Objections
Running multiple processes in one container is poor practice and hard to health-check
From 2 comments
Isn't a bit problematic to run multiple processes in the same container? Docker can determine when a container is healthy or not, if it should be restarted and such; having a…
frafra on HNI think it is problem. For eg. Let's say the healthcheck is on the main postgres process but the side processes crash, it will create a problem. You will have a container running…
debarshri on HN
Using Ansible to build a Docker image is unconventional and harder to inspect than a Dockerfile
From 2 comments
This makes inspecting the Dockerfile so much more harder. Not only this is non uniformity, Ansible really isn't the tool of choice if you want to "repeatedly" perform…
mr-karan on HNI’m not accustomed to seeing a Docker image configured with Ansible. Can someone who is familiar with this pattern of using Ansible to configure a Docker image and commit the…
matt123456789 on HN
Requests
Document how to connect, including pgbouncer
From 1 comment
Is pgbouncer enabled by default in here ? One other request - could you write how to use it (connect to it) ?
sandGorgon on HN
Questions
Why Ansible instead of a Dockerfile
From 1 comment
I’m not accustomed to seeing a Docker image configured with Ansible. Can someone who is familiar with this pattern of using Ansible to configure a Docker image and commit the…
matt123456789 on HN
Is pgbouncer enabled by default
From 1 comment
Is pgbouncer enabled by default in here ? One other request - could you write how to use it (connect to it) ?
sandGorgon on HN
Alternatives named
Zalando Spilo / Patroni operator
From 1 comment
We use zalando's spilo image and its patroni operator for many years. Not only has the extensions, but everyhing configured and 'turn key solution' for both k8s and simple docker…
gattacamovie on HN
CrunchyData postgres-operator
From 1 comment
Not really replying to your question. But recently I got the occasion to work with https://github.com/CrunchyData/postgres-operator . It's a bit rough around the edges wit the…
gyzmau on HN
CockroachDB and YugabyteDB
From 1 comment
We use zalando's spilo image and its patroni operator for many years. Not only has the extensions, but everyhing configured and 'turn key solution' for both k8s and simple docker…
gattacamovie on HN