Thanks for the input, given the generally negative outlook in the comments on this idea, maybe multiple static environments might solve enough of our issues. F

Thanks for the input, given the generally negative outlook in the comments on this idea, maybe multiple static environments might solve enough of our issues. For uptime requirements, it's the main tool our company uses to organise and interrogate our scientific output and processes, so it's important it gets more stable. My primary reason for heading towards containerization was the "Hmm, it worked on my machine" reason someone mentioned above and the fact we were using Gitlab for CI meant that dockerizing seemed like a natural step. I'm definitely going to tread more carefully into this domain given all the feedback here, I appreciate all the comments.