One question about the Debian version of geodesic... Why Debian and not for example Ubuntu? 🤔

Good question. I note that official PHP docker images use Debian as the base, and so do nginx. My guess is Debian has a good reputation of stable releases.

Yep, you're right, that makes sense.

We'll be adding other distros that are based on

{deb,rpm}

@vFondevilla @Erik Osterman (Cloud Posse) We chose Debian because it has a focus on being a stable, secure distro for servers. We prefer server-based distros because we run in containers that do not have access to video displays, so all the desktop support is extra weight and complexity we do not need. We expect we will eventually make an Ubuntu-based Geodesic image, but if you do not want to wait, you can try making your own using our Debian Dockerfile as a starting point. My experience is that it is pretty easy except for • installing python3 and the python packages we want • configuring syslong-ng • figuring out which system tools (e.g.

ps

,

traceroute

,

dig

) are missing and how to get them installed. If you get it working, please let us know by opening an issue on Geodesic and attaching the working Dockerfile, along with any notes about differences between the Ubuntu version and the Debian version.