What's the biggest docker footgun you've experienced? (programming.dev)

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I'll start:

When I was first learning to use Docker, I didn't realize that most tutorials that include a database don't configure the database to persist. Imagine my surprise when I couldn't figure out why the database kept getting wiped!

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[-] RandomDevOpsDude@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing! I will need to look deeper into build kit. Containers aren't my main artifacts, unfortunately, so I am still building them the ways of old, sounds like.

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