If you store data in containers, update your application inside the container, a...

notatoad on March 1, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Things to avoid in Docker containers

If you store data in containers, update your application inside the container, and treat them as long-running persistent entities, then what benefit are you getting out of a container?

You're essentially treating a container like a vps, so why not just run your app directly on a vps?

tonyarkles on March 1, 2016 [–]

Performance? You're now running on a non-virtualized platform that doesn't have virtualized hardware.