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NixOS containers vs. Docker containers (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 days ago by mlflexer@lemm.ee to c/nix@programming.dev
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I’ve recently discovered nixos containers and was wondering if there where any pros/cons of running them vs. Docker containers. Like if one needs to run a containerised service, would it be better to run it as a nixos container or a docker container in terms of resource consumption? And are there any limitations of each approach?

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[–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 4 points 3 days ago

if one needs to run a containerised service

Can you elaborate what you mean by this? Because if a service is not packaged in Nixos, you won't be able to run it in a Nixos container either. Well, you can, but you would have to package/setup it yourself.