cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/30126699
I created this guide on how to install Jellyfin as a Podman Quadlet on your server. Enjoy.
Why would someone want containers managed by systemd instead of just having them run like normal? What is the advantage?
Also if you use cockpit or some equivalent GUI to manage your containers, do you have to give it permission to control all systemd services?
Why would you not want containers managed by systemd?
You get the benefits of containerisation and you don’t have to learn the arcane syntax of some container engine or another.
Dunno what’s arcane about setting your network up once, crrate the compose (jn my case regular docker) and write sudo docker compose up -d.
Literally using Linux in any way shape or form is more arcane than this.
Just recently learning about NFS sharing. Sure, let’s write the config in /etc/export and also edit the fstab config on the guest to auto-mount it. Don’t forget the whole syntax ;)
Not the mention the 100 different ways of setting up a static IP in each distro which differs slightly in any package/distro
I’ve been managing my containers using the older mechanism (systemd-generate) since I started and it’s great. You get the reliable service start of systemd and its management interface. Monitoring is consistent with all your other services and you have your logs in exactly one location.
I really wouldn’t want a separate interface or service manager just because I’m running containers.
Do you run other things on your system other than containers? I have a VM that only runs containers so it really doesn’t do anything else with systemd apart from the basics so I’m curious if there would be any advantage to me switching.
Most VMs only run containers, but I have supporting services on every host as well. Stuff like the mesh VPN, monitoring agent or firewall.
If I want a quick overview, a quick systemctl status will tell me everything I need to know.
