> I have spend at least 15 hours trying to self host things with docker That only says you haven't spent enough time. Say, 15 hours would be just enough to und

> I have spend at least 15 hours trying to self host things with docker That only says you haven't spent enough time. Say, 15 hours would be just enough to understand postgres container and figure out the best working configuration for you. Apps on top of it? Good luck spending extra 30 hours. The thing is docker has never claimed that you don't need to learn about the software you're gonna run. It simplifies only deployment (a.k.a. installing and executing binaries) by providing uniform environment, and by making configuration files more reproducible, but it never reduced the complexity of software configuration. But that doesn't mean Docker isn't a viable option for simplified server-application deployment. All we need is a set of well maintained recipes. It's just that there are too many recipes out there, unreviewed, untested, unmaintained. If one central party takes the responsibility here, Docker (or any other container solution) can outshoot Sandstrom in no time in terms of both quality and quantity.