2017 – Collabnix

When Kubernetes Meet Docker Swarm for the First time under Docker for Mac 17.12 Release

Docker For Mac 17.12 GA is the first release which includes both the orchestrators – Docker Swarm & Kubernetes under the...

Ajeet Raina
Dec 19, 2017 4 min read

Top 10 Reasons why LinuxKit is better than the traditional OS distribution

“LinuxKit is NOT designed with an intention to replace any of traditional OS like Alpine, Ubuntu, Red Hat etc. It...

Ajeet Raina
Dec 17, 2017 7 min read

A First Look at Kubernetes Integrated Docker For Mac Platform

Docker support for Kubernetes is now in private beta. As a docker captain, I was able to be a part of...

Ajeet Raina
Dec 15, 2017 5 min read

Running LinuxKit locally on Oracle VirtualBox Platform Made Easy

LinuxKit GITHUB repository has already crossed 1800 commits, 3600+ stars & been forked 420+ times since April 2017 when it was...

Ajeet Raina
Dec 5, 2017 3 min read

Building a minimalistic LinuxKit OS on Raspberry Pi 3 using Moby

LinuxKit GITHUB repository recently crossed 3495 stars, forked around 410+ times and added 80+ contributors. Just 7 months old project and...

Ajeet Raina
Nov 14, 2017 3 min read

How to Build Kubernetes Cluster using CRI-containerd & Moby

Let’s talk about CRI Vs CRI-Containerd… Container Runtime Interface(a.ka. CRI) is a standard way to integrate Container Runtime with Kubernetes. It...

Ajeet Raina
Nov 4, 2017 4 min read

Getting Started with Multi-Node Kubernetes Cluster using LinuxKit

Here’s a BIG news for the entire Container Community – “Kubernetes Support is coming to Docker Platform“. What does this mean? This...

Ajeet Raina
Oct 22, 2017 2 min read

Docker, Prometheus & Pushgateway for NVIDIA GPU Metrics & Monitoring

In my last blog post, I talked about how to get started with NVIDIA docker & interaction with NVIDIA GPU system. I...

Ajeet Raina
Sep 16, 2017 3 min read

Building a secure Docker Host VM on VMware ESXi using LinuxKit & Moby

Post Dockercon 2017 @ Austin TX, I raised a feature request titled “LinuxKit command to push vmware.vmdk to remote ESXi datastore”....

Ajeet Raina
Sep 2, 2017 3 min read

Running NVIDIA Docker in the GPU-Accelerated Data Center

It’s time to look at GPUs inside Docker container.. Docker is the leading container platform which provides both hardware and software encapsulation...

Ajeet Raina
Aug 25, 2017 6 min read

Hybrid Docker Swarm Mode Cluster with Multi-OS Application Deployment

Here comes the most awaited feature of 2017 – “Building Docker Swarm cluster which includes all Windows cluster, or a hybrid...

Ajeet Raina
Aug 16, 2017 3 min read

Walkthrough: Enabling IPv6 Functionality for Docker & Docker Compose

By default, Docker assigns IPv4 addresses to containers. Does Docker support IPv6 protocol too? If yes, how complicated is to get it...

Ajeet Raina
Aug 5, 2017 3 min read

Building a Secure VM based on LinuxKit on Microsoft Azure Platform

LinuxKit GITHUB repository recently crossed 3000 stars, forked around 300+ times and added 60+ contributors. Just 5 months old project and...

Ajeet Raina
Jul 30, 2017 2 min read

Test Drive Elastic stack on PWD platform running Docker 17.06 CE Swarm Mode in 5 minutes

Let’s talk about Dockerized Elastic Stack… Elastic Stack is an open source solution that reliably and securely take data from any...

Ajeet Raina
Jul 22, 2017 3 min read

Building Docker For Mac 17.06 Community Edition using Moby & LinuxKit

Docker For Mac 17.06 CE edition is the first Docker version built entirely on the Moby Project. In case you’re new,...

Ajeet Raina
Jul 13, 2017 3 min read

Walkthrough: How to build your own customised LinuxKit kernel?

“..Its Time to Talk about Bring Your Own Components (BYOC) now..” The Moby Project is gaining momentum day by day. If...

Ajeet Raina
Jul 9, 2017 3 min read

Talking about Moby & LinuxKit Awesomeness at Docker Bangalore Meetup

Today I spoke at Docker Bangalore Meetup which took place in IBM India Systems Development Lab(ISL) – an R&D Division located at...

Ajeet Raina
Jul 1, 2017 2 min read

Docker 17.06 Swarm Mode: Now with built-in MacVLAN & Node-Local Networks support

Docker 17.06.0-ce-RC5 got announced 5 days back and is available for testing. It brings numerous new features & enablements under this new...

Ajeet Raina
Jun 26, 2017 4 min read

Running LinuxKit on AWS Platform made easy

With around 2800+ GITHUB stars, 54 contributors, 28 external, 50+ commits per week since the DockerCon launch, LinuxKit has really gained...

Ajeet Raina
Jun 18, 2017 2 min read

Why Infrakit & LinuxKit are better together for Building Immutable Infrastructure?

Yet Another Problem Statement(YAPS)… Let us accept the fact – “Managing Docker on different Infrastructure is still difficult and not portable”....

Ajeet Raina
Jun 11, 2017 4 min read

A Quick Look at LinuxKit Packaging System

One of the most compelling feature of LinuxKit is “Everything replaceable and customisable”. You can now build up your own customised...

Ajeet Raina
Jun 3, 2017 5 min read

Test Drive Multitenant Feature with Oracle 12C Enterprise Edition Docker Store Image

At Dockercon last month, Oracle released its flagship databases, middleware and developer tools into the Docker Store marketplace via the Docker...

Ajeet Raina
May 29, 2017 3 min read

Topology Aware Scheduling under Docker v17.05.0 Swarm Mode Cluster

Docker 17.05.0 Final release went public exactly 2 week back.This community release was the first release as part of new Moby...

Ajeet Raina
May 18, 2017 4 min read

When Moby Meet Kubernetes for the first time

Moby has turned to be an open playground for collaborators. It has become a popular collaborative project for the container ecosystem to...

Ajeet Raina
May 11, 2017 3 min read

Demystifying the Relationship Between Moby & Docker

Why https://github.com/docker/docker been redirected to moby/moby? Why Docker created the Moby project? Is Docker renamed to Moby? What it actually mean...

Ajeet Raina
May 6, 2017 3 min read

Test-Drive LinuxKit OS on Oracle VirtualBox running on macOS Sierra

In my last blog post, I showed how to get started with LinuxKit for Google Cloud Platform. LinuxKit is secure, lean and...

Ajeet Raina
May 1, 2017 2 min read

LinuxKit 101: Getting Started with LinuxKit for Google Cloud Platform

“…LinuxKit? A New Beast? What problem does it solve for us?..” In case you missed out Dockercon...

Ajeet Raina
Apr 26, 2017 4 min read

Building Web Frontend/UI for Local Docker Registry using SUSE Portus

If you are looking out for Web UI for your private Docker Registry, I would recommend to test-drive a tool called...

Ajeet Raina
Apr 9, 2017 2 min read

Test Drive 5 Cool Docker Application Stacks on play-with-docker (PWD) platform

Do you want to learn Docker FOR FREE OF COST? Yes, you read it correct. Thanks to a playground called “play-with-docker”...

Ajeet Raina
Apr 2, 2017 4 min read

What’s New in Docker 17.03 Volume Plugin Architecture & Specification?

Docker, Inc announced initial support for volume driver plugins for the first time under Docker 1.8 release. Since then, there has...

Ajeet Raina
Mar 28, 2017 1 min read

Docker Service Inspection Filtering & Template Engine under Swarm Mode

Go programming language has really helped in shaping Docker as a powerful software and enabling fast development for distributed systems. It...

Ajeet Raina
Mar 20, 2017 2 min read

Running Apache JMeter 3.1 Distributed Load Testing Tool using Docker Compose v3.1 on Swarm Mode Cluster

Apache JMeter is a popular open source software used as a load testing tool for analyzing and measuring the performance of...

Ajeet Raina
Mar 18, 2017 4 min read

Dockercon 2017 surely gonna be EPIC | Top Sessions Which You Can’t Miss to Attend This Year..

Are you still thinking whether or not to attend Dockercon 2017? Still finding it difficult to convince yourself or your boss/manager...

Ajeet Raina
Mar 13, 2017 2 min read

Introducing new RexRay 0.8 with Docker 17.03 Managed Plugin System for Persistent Storage on Cloud Platforms

DellEMC Rex-Ray 0.8 Final Release was announced last week. Graduated as top-level project within {code} community, RexRay 0.8 release has been...

Ajeet Raina
Mar 5, 2017 2 min read

Docker Compose v3.1 file format now supports Docker 1.13.1 Secret Management

Docker Engine 1.13.1 went GA last week and introduced one of the most awaited feature called Secrets Management . With a...

Ajeet Raina
Feb 15, 2017 2 min read

Docker For Mac 1.13.0 brings support for macOS Sierra, now runs ARM & AARCH64 based Docker containers

Recently I purchased a brand new slim 13.3 inch Apple Mac Book Air with an amazing 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor....

Ajeet Raina
Jan 29, 2017 3 min read

Test-Drive Docker 1.12 on first 64-bit ARM OpenSUSE running on Raspberry Pi 3

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B is the first 64 bit version and the third generation Pi box which runs on 1.2GHz...

Ajeet Raina
Jan 13, 2017 3 min read

What’s New in Docker Engine 1.13 Swarm Mode?

Docker Engine 1.13.0 Final Release has been officially announced . With over 1050 commits, 1025 file changes and 175 days since...

Ajeet Raina
Jan 8, 2017 7 min read

Key Takeaways from Docker “Containerd ~ A Core Container Runtime Project” Announcement

With almost every new release, Docker Inc. has open sourced its vital and popular software tools to the community to join...

Ajeet Raina
Jan 3, 2017 3 min read