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If a project doesn’t make it dead simple to manage via docker compose and environment variables, just don’t use it.
I run close to 100 services all using docker compose and it’s an incredibly simple, repeatable, self documenting process. Spinning up some new things is effortless and takes minutes to have it set up, accessible from the internet, and connected to my SSO.
Sometimes you see a program and it starts with “Clone this repo” and it has a docker compose file, six env files, some extra fig files, and consists of a front end container, back end container. Database container, message queueing container, etc… just close that web page and don’t bother with that project lol.
That being said, I think there’s a bigger issue at play here. If you “work in IT” and are burnt out from “15 containers and a lack of a gui” I’m afraid to say you’re in the wrong field of work and you’re trying to jam a square peg in a round hole
I agree with that 3rd paragraph lol. That's probably some of my issue at times. As far IT goes, does it not get overwhelming of you had a 9 hour workday just to hear someone at home complain this other thing you run doesn't work and you have to troubleshoot that now too?
Without going into too much detail, I'm a solo operation guy for about 200 end users. We're a Win11 and Office shop like most, and I've upgraded pretty much every system since my time starting. I've utilized some self-host options too, to help in the day to day which is nice as it offloads some work.
It's just, especially after a long day, to play IT at home can be a bit much. I don't normally mind, but I think I just know the Windows stuff well enough through and through, so taking on new Docker or self host tools stuff is Apple's and oranges sometimes. Maybe I'm getting spoiled with all the turn key stuff at work, too.