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.

  • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 day ago

    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.

      • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        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.

        • Sips'@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
          1·
          4 hours ago

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