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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Docker requires management and some setup. A server snap just works, it's updated automatically and rolls back when necessary.

It's just a breeze. I use it for nextcloud and I'm safe for years with no maintenance from my side at all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I won't use it myself because I don't think it's a good idea to give Canonical or any other company that much power and don't think it's centralized nature should be how such package systems work but I don't think it's a bad system at all! The sandboxing has it's hurtles but it's really good and I am a huge fan of proper sandboxing so if it works for you it's certainly a good option!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Auto updates are not an option for anything mission critical. Every update must be tested in isolation first or you might fuck things up beyond repair.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Updates are atomic and if something goes wrong it rolls back automatically

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Not everything that goes wrong might be counted as wrong by the developers. Automatic updates is a no-no.