I have been using docker for over a year with no problems. I know that it is difficult to understand how it works but it is essential to study it in order to use it. My opinions are as follows:
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- The addon that starts the docker service works very well and you don’t have to modify anything, not even the notification settings.
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- Avoid using any other docker-related addon, if something doesn’t work right you won’t know if it’s your fault or the addon’s fault.
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- Install the portainer service first, this allows you to manage the rest of the dockerized services through the web on port 9000.
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- Learn to use the SSH command line to install / test new dockerized services, for this consult the websites hub.docker.com and linuxserver.io, you can learn how they are used and they will even take you to the github site of the author of the docker image. In summary, I propose that you act as you would with an entware service.
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- The portainer service allows updating the rest of the dockerized services, but I prefer to use the crazymax/diun service to do this automatically but with manual start, in this way I know immediately if everything continues to work well. For example, an unexpected update on the VPN server can cause an unsolvable crash if I am away.
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- Don’t forget to save the SSH command that started each of the docker containers, you may need it later, for this I use the
/storage/.config/dockersdirectory. Also save the operating data of each docker container in the/storage/.config/dockers/<docker-container-name>directories. And finally, name each of the containers following the<relevant-port>-<container-name>criteria, to remember the port that each docker service uses.
- Don’t forget to save the SSH command that started each of the docker containers, you may need it later, for this I use the