Paul Webster wrote: 
> What if the user wants to run some other stuff on their RPi and it needs
> a newer or older Perl and in following someone's guide for how to set
> things up for this other application they break the LMS Perl /
> libraries?

Precisely. I have a Pi I use for several functions, which are loosely
related or completely unrelated to one another. Using Docker isn't
necessarily better for LMS specifically (although it does make
rebuilding even just an LMS server simple when the need arises), but it
is -very -much better for the server because containerised applications
make experimentation, rebuilding, portability etc. so much easier.

If your need is just for LMS or LMS / PCP you should make a decision
about whether running inside Docker is worthwhile for you. I would say
that the problems it adds are not really complexity-related. Docker is
pretty straightforward and generally speaking, starting a preconfigured
container is usually easier than installing functions on a normal OS
base (PCP is certainly simple to use, though). The problems I've had are
related to sharing networking, particularly mDNS.


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