Infrastructure

The Challenge of Development Environment Setup Building web applications requires various infrastructure components like databases, cache servers, and message queues. Setting up and configuring each of these components can be time-consuming and tedious. This process becomes particularly challenging when onboarding new team members, as they need to replicate the entire setup process. Why Docker Compose? Docker Compose addresses these challenges by providing a powerful orchestration tool. With a single YAML file, you can define and manage multiple containers, launching your entire development environment with just one command. By including this configuration in your version control system, you ensure that every team member can reproduce the exact same environment effortlessly. ...

The Genesis of Containers Deploying server applications has long been plagued by issues. Bug occurrence due to discrepancies between development and production environments, inconsistent server configurations, and complex dependency management were major culprits. Docker emerged to address these challenges. Docker Defined Docker is a container-based virtualization platform. It packages applications and everything required for their execution into standardized units known as containers. Containers vs. Virtual Machines Virtual Machines implement virtualization at the hardware level. Each virtual machine includes a full-fledged operating system. Containers, on the other hand, utilize operating system-level virtualization. They share the host operating system’s kernel and include only the necessary libraries and executables. ...