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Container networking is simple (2020)

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Resurfaced independently across 3 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
3
submitters
3
observed span
2020–2023
peak thread · 67 comments
271 pts
latest 20+ return · 2023-09-20
183 pts

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2007–2026

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This is...not simple. I agree that container networking is not all that much different from other Linux networking, but that doesn't make it simple. A lot of application developers are switching to working with containers and haven't historically had to do any manual network configuration. It's all new to them. Linux networking conventions change every few years and simplying keeping up with the basics is a chore. netplan is the current flavor of the week but it's still new to…

See also: * Learning Containers: https://iximiuz.com/en/posts/container-learning-path/ * Computer Networking Fundamentals: https://iximiuz.com/en/posts/computer-networking-101/

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Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
463

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Total comments
81

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2020-10-18Container Networking Is Simpleiximiuz90
2021-01-19Container networking is simple (2020)First breakout · Best threadzdw27167
2023-09-20How Container Networking Works: Practical ExplanationLatest 20+ point returnteleforce18314