Thank you Alexander!!
On 2024-12-22 18:21, Snyder, Alexander J wrote:
> Hello!
>
>>> You use Docker, from what I understand.
> --->> I do use Docker in my Homelab, yes. Currently, I have the
> following containers running:
> ------>> My internal "Dashboard" - "Homepage"
> (https://gethomepage.dev/)
> ------>> Docker Update utility - "What's Up Docker"
> (https://getwud.github.io/wud/)
> ------>> Plex Metrics
> (https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-tautulli/)
> ------>> TV Show NZB Client - Sonarr
> (https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-sonarr/)
> ------>> NZB Download Agent - Sabnzb
> (https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-sabnzbd/)
> ------>> Torrent Download Client - Transmission
> (https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-transmission/)
> ------>> Movie NZB Client - Radarr
> (https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-radarr/)
> ------>> Music NZB Client - Lidarr
> (https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-lidarr/)
> ------>> Movie Download Client - Radarr << hallmark-radarr >>, this
> one setup specifically to download Hallmark Channel movies
> ------>> Plex Requests Client - OMBI
> (https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-ombi/)
> ------>> Speedtest.net downloads client and DB trackr -
> Speedtest-Tracker
> (https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-speedtest-tracker/)
>
You are doing so much more with tech than I could imagine. My daily
driver is a 10 year old dell running Kubuntu. I have an old HP running
Win10 with VirtualBox installed on it. I run Windows because my video
editing software is Win only. I hope to go MS free at the end of life
of Win10.
My life is simple. No TV,,,no media machine... just too many old
computers, all with SSDs.
>>> You are a senior Linux admin, and I assume you are working with
> Ansible
> --->> I am a Senior Automation Engineer working at APS (Arizona Power
> Company). I work exclusively with Ansible and Python. I work within
> the "Ansible Automation Platform", and APS (as well as many (most?)
> Enterprises) are deeply entrenched in the RedHat ecosystem.
>
>>> to automate something that has to do with Linux servers.
> --->> Yes, currently, our entire VM provisioning process is handled
> entirely in Ansible Playbooks -- and for the entirety of 2024, I was
> the lead developer on our effort to Automate the VM Provisioning
> process in Azure. Before our work, it would take the Azure team (two
> people) "about an hour or so" to create a VM ready for production --
> this was an entirely manual process that made consistency very
> difficult from VM to VM. I am very proud to say that we've taken this
> "About an hour" Unicorn process in Azure to a 15-20 minute process
> that creates a production-ready Azure VM (proud papa spouting!).
>
>>> I am a semi-retired old guy who is a PHP developer. I use Ubuntu
> to
>>> create local web servers for testing and development of PHP. I'm a
>>> little rusty since I am just now taking the leap from CentOS to
> Ubuntu
>>> for LAMP web servers. This requires PHP-FPM. I'm also a little
> rusty
>>> with PHP since I have not done any real programming in several
> years.
>
>>> Given my station, please tell me several things:
>
>>> 1) How do I benefit from using Docker?
> --->> My intention to show the Nginx/PHP demo showed that you can
> "ignore" all the non-php-related stuff and still have a solid
> development environment. At a minimum, it would allow you to speed up
> your PHP development because you wouldn't need to "worry" about all
> the naggy L*MP stuff. You could easily spin up a Nginx/PHP container
> (as in my demo), but you could have several containers, each targeting
> a different version of PHP to ensure backward (and forward)
> compatibility, and maybe test different configurations to see what
> benefits your application the best.
>
>>> 2) How do I benefit from using Ansible?
> --->> I use Ansible for all* (most) of my homelab configurations. This
> includes an Ansible Playbook that uses a JINJA Template to configure
> Docker Compose files consistently.
> --->> The Docker Playbook does the following:
> ------>> name: Ensure the directory exists
> ------>> path: "/opt/apps/{{ container_name }}"
> ------>> name: Ensure the Data directory exists
> ------>> path: "/opt/apps/{{ container_name }}/data"
> ------>> name: Ensure the backup directory exists
> ------>> path: "/opt/backup/containers/{{ container_name }}"
> ------>> name: Create the downloads directory
> ------>> path: "/opt/apps/downloads/{{ container_name }}/"
> ------>> name: Create the Compose File (from a JINJA template)
> ------>> dest: "/opt/apps/{{ container_name }}/{{ container_name
> }}-compose.yml"
> ------>> name: Insert block of text in the WhatsUpDocker file so it
> knows to monitor it for updates
>
>>> 3) How would I use Ansible as a PHP developer?
> --->> It could easily create a consistent development environment for
> you, execute a single playbook, and conjure docker containers with all
> your settings. Alternatively, you can set a bare VM and use Ansible to
> configure *EVERYTHING* to get started.
>
>>> 4) What is the learning curve for Docker for someone like me?
> --->> It is just another part of the technical puzzle, so if you
> struggle to onboard new technologies, much of Docker might be hard for
> you. Still, if you're the kind that can spend an afternoon reading a
> manual or watching some "NetworkChuck" videos on YouTube before you
> "get the gist," it'll probably come quickly. I "forced" myself into
> docker in 2023 after being staunch VMWare "a-VM-for-every-appliction."
> I paid $7xx for my own vSphere/vCenter license and was doing that for
> many years. I bought a cheap-refurbished DELL r530 1U server
> specifically to be my "Docker Host" while I worked through the
> trenches of "Figuring out" Docker. It turned out to be extremely
> simple (for me), and within 30 days, I had completely converted from
> my "a-VM-for-every-appliction" mindset over to a
> "container-for-everything" approach.
>
>>> 5) What is the learning curve for Ansible for someone like me?
> --->> So, I think "Ansible" itself is the "easiest-to-onboard"
> automation technology I've worked with. I've worked with Puppet
> (yuk!), Chef (vomit!), and now Ansible (yum!). It is based on YAML,
> which is very simple to get the hang of. I knew nothing of YAML but
> had figured out the basics in a weekend. I've built on "the basics"
> since I started with it in 2020. At its core, Ansible is based on
> Python, which also makes it easy (_I'm a huge fan of Python, and I
> utterly despise and hate "Ruby"_).
>
> I'm happy to help anyone get on board with the basics of Docker and/or
> Ansible. Just let me know!
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Alex.
I have two, maybe three goals. I am semiretired. I desire to create a
M-V-C framework and then create a CMS on top of it for hosting my
websites.
I currently have a VM in a hosting center that runs Plesk. Plesk has
become too feature rich and does some weird things with the
configuration of the virtual hosts.
My friend who does my hosting keeps trying to migrate me to ISPConfig.
I looked at it and found it difficult to understand in 30 minutes or
less.
I am wondering what it might take to create a very simple server manager
in PHP to manage Ubuntu/Apache/MySql/PHP/Bind9/Postfix/Dovecot/some
webmail app/Let's Encrypt... and something I left out.
I see the benefit in creating a M-V-C CMS. I do not see the benefit in
creating server management software.
About 4 years ago I was able to get all the above listed stuff
configured on an old laptop. I ran the website for a few months and
then shut it off. I have the desire to take that laptop and wipe it
clean and start over.
And I do not see the benefit of running a website out of my home office.
I am semiretired and I do not see myself looking for a job or doing any
freelancing in these areas, except the M-V-C/CMS. I can see myself
using a M-V-C/CMS to create web apps or Intranet business apps.
I have a YouTube channel and a blog so maybe it would just be content
for those. Maybe being and old guy gives me the gift of following my
heart.
Any thoughts are much appreciated!!
BTW I got PHP-FPM figured out and now I have a PHP-FPM VM configured.
That was a major hurdle.
Keith
>
> On Sun, Dec 22, 2024 at 1:13 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
> <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
>> Alexander J Snyder,
>>
>> You use Docker from what I understand.
>>
>> You are a senior Linux admin and I assume you are working with
>> Ansible
>> to automate something to do with Linux servers.
>>
>> I am a semi-retired old guy who is a PHP developer. I use Ubuntu to
>>
>> create local web servers for testing and development of PHP. I'm a
>> little rusty since I am just now taking the leap from CentOS to
>> Ubuntu
>> for LAMP web servers. This requires PHP-FPM. I'm also a little rusty
>>
>> with PHP since I have not done any real programming in several
>> years.
>>
>> Given my station please tell me several things:
>>
>> 1) How do I benefit from using Docker?
>>
>> 2) How do I benefit from using Ansible?
>>
>> 3) How would I use Ansible as a PHP developer?
>>
>> 4) What is the learning curve for Docker for someone like me?
>>
>> 5) What is the learning curve for Ansible for someone like me?
>>
>> Thanks!!
>> Keith
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