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Yo,

Wandering what the limit is when it comes to how many containers I can run. Currently I'm running around 15 containers. What happens if this is increased to say, 40? Also, can docker containers go "idle" when not being used - to save system resources?

I'm running a i7-6700k Intel cpu. Doesn't seem to be struggling at all with my current setup at least, maybe only when transcoding for Jellyfin.

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll add here that the "docker top" command allows you to easily see what kind of resources your containers are using.

If you prefer a UI, Dozzle runs as a container, is super lightweight, requires basically no setup, and makes it very easy to see your docker resource usage.

[–] Sunny@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also try Lazydocker, I think it's far superior to Dozzle for features. If you run it in a folder with a docker-compose.yml, it'll just show the processes from that set of containers, if you run it in any other folder it'll show all your docker containers.

[–] Sunny@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

This i will definitely look into, love dozzle for when I need to troubleshoot.