Hi Ben, Docker is available on Debian: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=docker.io Deploying via docker can be quick and easy and one way to get newer versions of software that aren't available in the package system. However care should be taken to ensure that data is kept on a persistent volume or host file system mount, so that it's retained through version upgrades (with a Docker approach, these are typically done by starting a whole new Docker container from a newer image). Regards, Bernie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2020 17:21:51 +1000 From: Ben Finney To: Melbourne Free Software Interest Group Subject: [free-software-melb] Setting up services for community organisation: Discourse, Jitsi Meet, Nextcloud, … Message-ID: <20200602072151.GC9657@benfinney.id.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Howdy all, What is the recommended way to deploy a set of services to some simple hosting, like a Debian host, for community organisation? I want to help a few community organisations. An example: there is a board game with a big following and we're trying to make a community-operated set of services for people to discuss and share and plan events and teleconference, etc. There are guides online for deploying Discourse and Jitsi Meet and Nextcloud. but these seem to assume that Docker is available, and/or that we are comfortable running unverified install scripts from the same software developers, as root. Is there a way to get Docker working using only Debian packages? It seems the “docker machine” needs to be got directly from Docker, and isn't available for install from the Debian repository. Is there a way to deploy these services (let's start with Discourse) directly from Debian packages? It seems a lot of them are not yet fully packaged in Debian. What can a sensible, security-conscious, but time-starved, Debian host administrator do to get these services up quickly for a little community organisation? -- \ “A lie can be told in a few words. Debunking that lie can take | `\ pages. That is why my book… is five hundred pages long.” —Chris | _o__) Rodda, 2011-05-05 | Ben Finney