These are typically single-use images so that if you wanted to install a web application like Wordpress, you would install the Wordpress base Docker container and install separately the MySQL container for that Wordpress.
#UNRAID SETUP A VM SOFTWARE#
In this way, one installs a stripped down Unix base image (usually something with CentOS or a variety of very small footprint installs), configures all necessary software which usually involves Ngix or Apache for a web interface, and configures a base application like MySQL (or MariaDB) that is ready to use out-of-the-box. It has operating-system-level virtualization called containerization that allows configuring, duplicating, sharing, etc. Docker is similar to VM in that it allows virtualization but goes so much further. Docker- This one was new for me when I started, and I have become a big fan.
#UNRAID SETUP A VM FULL#
Unraid does something unique and allows assignment of complete resources, so, say an entire GPU can be allocated at the hardware level giving full performance This allows one to allocate different amounts of CPU cores, various amounts of RAM, and other resources such as USB devices and graphical resources.
We travel a lot, so I needed to find some way to make these happen with a physically small footprint. I am also into fast-twitch FPS PC games, so I have some good gaming hardware and wanted to maintain the performance. One way I stay ahead is to run my own server to find the latest techniques and get my hands dirty. All-in-One Gaming, NAS, Docker with UnRaid How did I chose the on-prem setup?Īlthough I ply my skills in the data science space, I think being a well-rounded, self-sufficient computer expert is a neccessity to stay ahead of the game.