Run docker on Linode

[shykes]

I'm trying to run docker on Linode. Has anybody done this yet?

Current status:

• Kernel is 3.8.4 by default on all distros, which is great! No known kernel/lxc bugs.
• The kernel doesn't include aufs... And since the kernel is host-defined, it doesn't match the guest distro versions, so installing it is tricky.

[jpetazzo]

• the fact that aufs requires a patched kernel (even when built as a
  module).

However, it looks like Linode should support custom kernels with pvgrub. If
you have a Linode box handy, ping me when I'm in the office so I can have a
look (or I can send you a pubkey).
On Apr 23, 2013 10:39 AM, "Solomon Hykes" notifications@github.com wrote:

I'm trying to run docker on Linode. Has anybody done this yet?

Current status:

Kernel is 3.8.4 by default on all distros, which is great! No known
kernel/lxc bugs.

The kernel doesn't include aufs... And since the kernel is
host-defined, it doesn't match the guest distro versions, so installing it
is tricky.

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[mborromeo]

I'm playing with Docker at Linode, the smallest server (1GB Ram), with Ubuntu 12.04.

root@li278-180:~# docker ps
ID             IMAGE         COMMAND                CREATED       STATUS       COMMENT 
8938be57c3e0   base:latest   /bin/sh -c while tru   5 hours ago   Up 5 hours   
7dccb4a0307e   base:latest   /bin/sh -c while tru   5 hours ago   Up 5 hours   
8804143b13af   base:latest   /bin/sh -c while tru   5 hours ago   Up 5 hours   
98161d5e8c3f   base:latest   /bin/sh -c while tru   5 hours ago   Up 5 hours   
c0b65bad9e5f   base:latest   /bin/sh -c while tru   5 hours ago   Up 5 hours   
17044e08c158   base:latest   /bin/sh -c while tru   5 hours ago   Up 5 hours   
root@li278-180:~# uname -a
Linux li278-180 3.2.0-40-virtual #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 25 21:42:18 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

What you need to do is to follow this guide: http://www.linode.com/wiki/index.php/PV-GRUB#Ubuntu_12.04_Precise
Then i installed Docker with

curl http://get.docker.io | sh

and everything worked out of the box.

No memleaks so far, referring to #407 - i had a job running for 2 days, and i'm now trying multiple jobs on a small machine.

[shykes]

Thanks! I will try that right away.

On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Marco Borromeo notifications@github.comwrote:

I'm playing with Docker at Linode, the smallest server (1GB Ram), with
Ubuntu 12.04.

root@li278-180:# docker ps
ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS COMMENT
8938be57c3e0 base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
7dccb4a0307e base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
8804143b13af base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
98161d5e8c3f base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
c0b65bad9e5f base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
17044e08c158 base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
root@li278-180:# uname -a
Linux li278-180 3.2.0-40-virtual #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 25 21:42:18 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

What you need to do is follow this guide:
http://www.linode.com/wiki/index.php/PV-GRUB#Ubuntu_12.04_Precise
Then i installed Docker with
curl http://get.docker.io | sh
and everything worked out of the box.

No memleaks so far, referring to #407https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues/407\- i had a job running for 2 days, and i'm now trying multiple jobs on a
small machine.

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[shykes]

It worked! Awesome. Now let's see if I can get Raring's 3.8.0 kernel on
there.

On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Solomon Hykes
solomon.hykes@dotcloud.comwrote:

Thanks! I will try that right away.

On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Marco Borromeo notifications@github.comwrote:

I'm playing with Docker at Linode, the smallest server (1GB Ram), with
Ubuntu 12.04.

root@li278-180:# docker ps
ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS COMMENT
8938be57c3e0 base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
7dccb4a0307e base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
8804143b13af base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
98161d5e8c3f base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
c0b65bad9e5f base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
17044e08c158 base:latest /bin/sh -c while tru 5 hours ago Up 5 hours
root@li278-180:# uname -a
Linux li278-180 3.2.0-40-virtual #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 25 21:42:18 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

What you need to do is follow this guide:
http://www.linode.com/wiki/index.php/PV-GRUB#Ubuntu_12.04_Precise
Then i installed Docker with
curl http://get.docker.io | sh
and everything worked out of the box.

No memleaks so far, referring to #407https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues/407\- i had a job running for 2 days, and i'm now trying multiple jobs on a
small machine.

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[skull-squadron]

👍 It works.

[shykes]

Confirmed it worked for me too. Thanks again.

On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:12 PM, Barry Allard notifications@github.comwrote:

[image: 👍] It works.

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[kencochrane]

Since we now have a recipe for installing this on linode, we should add it to the docs, to share with others.