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Docker for Serverless Applications

You're reading from   Docker for Serverless Applications Containerize and orchestrate functions using OpenFaas, OpenWhisk, and Fn

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788835268
Length 250 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Chanwit Kaewkasi Chanwit Kaewkasi
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Preface 1. Serverless and Docker 2. Docker and Swarm Clusters FREE CHAPTER 3. Serverless Frameworks 4. OpenFaaS on Docker 5. The Fn Project 6. OpenWhisk on Docker 7. Operating FaaS Clusters 8. Putting Them All Together 9. The Future of Serverless 10. Other Books You May Enjoy

Stabilizing the configuration


Let's start by carefully stabilizing the cluster configuration. At the time of writing, a Docker cluster works best with the following configuration. Figure: 7.1 illustrated in this section depicts it well:

  • Ubuntu Server 16.04.3 LTS: Although Red Hat Linux or CentOS may work best for you, Ubuntu Server is easy to handle. We are constantly informed that Docker has been really well tested with Ubuntu Server. If you choose to use Red Hat or CentOS, please go with version 7.4.
  • Linux Kernel 4.4 LTS: The 4.4 kernel is an LTS and it's great for Docker. You can also use kernel 4.9 but the kernel, like 4.13, is still too new for Docker.
  • Overlay2as the Docker storage driver: Although the advanced multi-layered unification filesystem (AUFS) has worked well for Docker for quite a long time, overlay2should be the new default storage driver for Docker running on the 4.4+ kernel. If you get a chance to run a production cluster on CentOS or RHEL 7.4, overlay2 is also a good option...
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