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Is it worth migrating docker apps to truenas scale community apps? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by gwheel@lemm.ee to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I've got forgejo configured and running as a custom docker app, but I've noticed there's a community app available now. I like using the community apps when available since I can keep them updated more easily than having to check/update image tags.

Making the switch would mean migrating from sqlite to postgres, plus some amount of file restructuring. It'll also tie my setup to truenas, which is a platform I like, but after being bit by truecharts I'm nervous about getting too attached to any platform.

Has anyone made a similar migration and can give suggestions? All I know about the postgres config is where the data is stored, so I'm not even sure how I'd connect to import anything. Is there a better way to get notified about/apply container images for custom apps instead?

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[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (17 children)

setup more maintainable is to start putting your compose/kubernetes configuration in git, if you’re not already.

I don't want to derail this thread, but you piqued my interest in something I've always wanted to do, maybe just for the learning aspect, and to see what I could accomplish.

I've always wanted to see if I could have all my docker compose/run files, and various associated files to a git where I could just reinitialize a server, with everything I already have installed previously. So, I could just fire up a script, and have it pull all my config files, docker images, the works from the git, and set up a server with basically one initial script. I have never used github or others of that genre, except for installation instructions for a piece of software, so I'm a little lost on how I would set that up or if there are better options.

[–] enemenemu@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Your description does not sound related to git. It sounds more like nix

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

nix

This: https://nixos.org/?

[–] enemenemu@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Nix is great for reproducibility

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