Just had a sudden thought, can NethServer be completely run in Docker with the file storage and databases using the host’s file system at all?
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Just thinking… the AD bit would be slightly problematic, same goes for firewalling…
And, to be honest, if it’s only for running file sharing and a few databases - I don’t need docker, just to have docker running… 
My 2 cents
Andy
NethServer is not an application. Therefore i’m assuming that at current state it’s not “containerable”.
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Running it on a hypervisor environment gives the advantages of ‘dockerizing’ NethServer.
- Easy snapshotting for quick rollbacks.
- Make a template of a fresh install for deployment of a new instance in seconds.
I would strongly suggest to choose proxmox as a hypervisor, but there are several other options like HyperV, ESX(i), Xen, KVM
Proxmox IS (better: uses) KVM !!!
And is the only one mentionned which offers Linux Containers besides so called “Full Virtualization”.
Proxmox comes with a LOT of benefits, among them:
- Live Backups for almost any OS including Windows
- Live Migration
- Full High Availability Cluster
- VERY moderate Licence costs. Per CPU Socket, around 100€/year… (Community)
- VERY Stable, equal or better than VMWare ESXi.
- Very Current, plenty of updates - BUT only needs 1-2 reboots / year!
One of the coolest features:
Both my Win7 and my Win10 “Admin” machines running in Proxmox are connected to my NethServer, also running in Proxmox with a 100 GB NIC! (Had to look twice the first time!)
Besides which a LOT of the people in this forum use Proxmox as their Basis, so do I!
My 2 cents
Andy
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@Andy_Wismer You could see proxmox over KVM as NethServer over CentOS…
And as for NS, there is also a support plan for Proxmox, but you perfectly can use it free of charge. For private use I don’t have a subscription on Proxmox, but if I would use it in a professional way, it is a no-brainer to have a subscription for Proxmox.
Subscription:
Try comparing prices for all 4 products, Proxmox has the simplest pricing models of the virtualizations…
Comparison:
Yes, but then I wouldn’t directly compare NethServer with CentOS…
ClearOS or Univention would be a fairer comparison…
I DO understand what you mean, but you need to compare apples with apples…
This is going WAY offtopic but allas…
My brainwave in this was: NethServer is a set of packages over CentOS. Proxmox is a set of packages over KVM. Both enhancing the base product enormously.
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