Docker

[Schwendner, Joanne]

*IdP nodes as cattle (to be replaced at any time without concern), not
pets.  *

First time I heard that one.  I love it.  :D

Joanne

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Joanne Schwendner
Senior Developer - Web, Integration, & Identity Services
Brown University


On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 12:18 PM Paul Caskey <pcaskey at internet2.edu> wrote:

> Good question!
>
> I think Docker/containerization is just part of a bigger discussion about
> architecture and processes.
>
> The overall idea is to bring Shibb (and other apps) into a CI/CD
> architecture.
>
> Externalize your configs in a get repo.
>
> Config mgmt., change mgmt., repeatability, etc.
>
> Infrastructure as software (this is where Docker shines), automated
> deployment, versioning, etc.
>
> IdP nodes as cattle (to be replaced at any time without concern), not pets.
>
> And so on...
>
> Containerization is a critical piece of that architecture, but definitely
> just a piece to the puzzle.
>
> After many discussions throughout this community, we feel like it is the
> right thing to do and that's why the classes are taught using containers.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: users <users-bounces at shibboleth.net> On Behalf Of Donald Lohr
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10:41 AM
> To: users at shibboleth.net
> Subject: Docker
>
> I was asked today by one of our folks in a Shibboleth class, if we are
> using docker with our Shibboleth IdP deployment.  We aren't.
>
> What's good about it and bad about it? Basically why would I want to use
> it?
>
> Thanks,
> Don
>
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