One benefit I can think of will be easier upgrades on new releases or move
spacewalk to different host running container service.
All we have to do is build a new image and mount configs and databases.



sent from my phone. Sory fer eny typeos

On Tue, Jun 25, 2019, 9:13 AM William Hongach <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
>
> I am curious to learn what specific benefits you are seeking to run in a
> container versus a traditional virtual machine given the usual Spacewalk
> model.  It seems like an interesting endeavor and perhaps a worthwhile
> discussion.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* [email protected] <
> [email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Ananta Chakravartula
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 25, 2019 7:59 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [Spacewalk-list] Spacewalk in container
>
>
>
> Thanks Michael.
>
>
>
> My main worry is to figure out what all files I have to mount in the
> container to keep the changes persistent on restart. Most of the articles I
> searched doesn't talk about it. They run sync commands directly inside the
> container without mounting any local volumes. I would imagine all the data
> is gone on container restart. I will check the links you sent.
>
>
>
> Anyways, I got the answer. I think I will skip the container install for
> now.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> ac
>
>
> sent from my phone. Sory fer eny typeos
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019, 5:40 AM Michael Mraka <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Ananta Chakravartula:
> > Is it recommended/supported to run Spacewalk in a container?  What all
> > locations I have to make persistent? I see data written to /var/satellite
> > and /var/lib/pgsql. Are there any other places to keep in mind if I use
> > every service of spacewalk?
>
> Hello Ananta,
>
> Spacewalk in container has not been tested / supported.
> Some users tried and reported their progress:
>
> https://jacobsalmela.com/2019/02/18/spacewalk-containerized-and-running-in-kubernetes/
>
> http://egonzalez.org/spacewalk-red-hat-satellite-v5-in-a-docker-container-poc/
>
> > Also, Is there any chance of updating the documentation with support of
> > running Spacewalk in a Container?
> > https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/wiki/HowToInstall
> >
> > Cheers,
> > ac
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Michael Mráka
> System Management Engineering, Red Hat
>
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