Support for Docker installation

[squarefrog]

(12-10-2015 19:18)simoncn Wrote:  In this case, there should be no problem with mapping the Linux MinimServer installation folder (a mixture of code and data) as /minim in the VM. This would mean you can install extensions such as MinimStreamer to this folder and they will survive a VM reboot.

That sounds fine.

Quote:I am surprised that the tagging application would be part of the MinimServer VM. There is no need for the tagging application to communicate with MinimServer apart from via writing and reading shared files. It would be necessary to have ffmpeg as part of the same VM because MinimStreamer and ffmpeg need to communicate with other when doing transcoding.

It certainly doesn't need to be in there. It only needs to be in the same VM if it shares functionality. I'd always prefer to use a desktop tagging library, so if there is no need for Minim to use it then it doesn't need to be there.

Essentially what using Docker achieves is allowing you access to the disk pool and shares locally rather than over a network. You can still connect to the network shares like any other NAS out there. Just with the added security from sandboxing applications so they can't access anything they shouldn't.

So am I right in thinking then that, provided with a folder, Minim will install all components to that folder? There are no other scattered files, such as user prefs, etc.

You previously mentioned that the method used in the current docker is being deprecated soon. What in particular is going?

I appreciate your time and thoughts.