When you need to back up, restore, or migrate data from one Docker host to another, volumes are generally the best choice.You can stop containers using the volume, then back up the volume’s directory (such as /var/lib/docker/volumes/<volume-name>).Other alternatives, such as bind mounts, rely on the host machine’s filesystem having a specific directory structure available, for example /tmp/source on UNIX systems like Linux and macOS and C:/Users/John on Windows. Normally, if you want to back up a data volume,

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Since containers are a primary means for developing and deploying today’s microservices, keeping them secure is highly important.But where should you start?A solid container security workflow often begins with assessing your images.These images can contain a wide spectrum of vulnerabilities.Per Sysdig’s latest report, 75% of images have vulnerabilities considered either highly or critically severe.  There’s good news though — you can patch these vulnerabilities!And with better coordination and transparency, it’s possible to catch these issues in development before they impact your

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In this guest post, David Balakirev, Regional CTO at Adnovum, describes how they show the benefits of container technology based on Docker.Adnovum is a Swiss software company which offers comprehensive support in the fast and secure digitalization of business processes from consulting and design to implementation and operation. —

1.Containers provide standardized development

Everybody wins when solution providers focus on providing value and not on the intricacies of the target environment.This is where containers shine. With the wide-scale adoption

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The MERN Stack is a fast growing, open source JavaScript stack that’s gained huge momentum among today’s web developers.MERN is a diverse collection of robust technologies (namely, Mongo, Express, React, and Node) for developing scalable web applications — supported by frontend, backend, and database components.Node, Express, and React even ranked highly among most-popular frameworks or technologies in Stack Overflow’s 2022 Developer Survey.

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With its container-friendly design, the Alpine Docker Official Image (DOI) helps developers build and deploy lightweight, cross-platform applications.It’s based on Alpine Linux which debuted in 2005, making it one of today’s newest major Linux distros. 

While some developers express security concerns when using relatively newer images, Alpine has earned a solid reputation.Developers favor Alpine for the following reasons:  

It has a smaller footprint, and therefore a smaller attack surface (even evading 2014’s ShellShock Bash exploit!). It takes up less disk

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