Hacker News with Generative AI: Docker

Docker Model Runner Brings Local LLMs to Your Desktop (thenewstack.io)
Show HN: Fullstack Go app (SSRfront end+APIback end+Docker) with clean structure (github.com/norbix)
Demo application containing fullstack solution in pure Golang.
Expo EAS Local Build Docker Image (github.com/erayalakese)
Meet eas-like-local-builder: a Docker image built to streamline local Expo Android app builds, mirroring the Expo Application Services (EAS) environment for local builds 🎯
The Good Karma Kit (archivebox.github.io)
A Docker Compose project to run on servers with spare CPU, disk, and bandwidth. Help the world by contributing your unused computing power to good causes.
Force Devices to use Pi-hole (serverless.industries)
Setting up Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi or as Docker Container is not hard.
Docker Model Runner (docker.com)
Generative AI is transforming software development, but building and running AI models locally is still harder than it should be.
Dockerfmt: A Dockerfile Formatter (github.com/reteps)
Dockerfile format and parser, and a modern version of dockfmt. Built on top of the internal buildkit parser.
Pytest for Neovim (github.com/richardhapb)
Testing integrated in neovim with pytest. Include Docker support. This project is in progress, I will be adding more features in the future and I open to contributions.
Show HN: Benchi – A benchmarking tool written in Go (github.com/ConduitIO)
Benchi is a minimal benchmarking framework designed to help you measure the performance of your applications and infrastructure. It leverages Docker to create isolated environments for running benchmarks and collecting metrics.
You have 5 days before the new DockerHub limits hit you (blacksmith.sh)
Docker Hub is about to implement much stricter pull rate limits starting April 1st, 2025. If you're running CI/CD pipelines—especially on self-hosted runners—this could hurt.
Mac is detecting Docker as a malware and keeping it from starting (github.com/docker)
Malware Blocked. “com.docker.socket” was not opened because it contains malware. this action did not harm your Mac.
Docker Engine v28: Hardening Container Networking by Default (docker.com)
Docker simplifies containerization by removing runtime complexity and making app development seamless. With Docker Engine v28, we’re taking another step forward in security by ensuring containers aren’t unintentionally accessible from local networks. This update isn’t about fixing a single vulnerability — it’s about security hardening so your containers stay safe.
How to run GUI applications directly in containers (github.com/hemashushu)
This tutorial introduces a method for running GUI applications directly in containers (such as Docker and Podman) without installing any additional software.
Docker delays Hub pull limits by a month, tweaks maximums, halts storage billing (theregister.com)
Docker has delayed its plan to limit image pulls – the downloading of container images – from Docker Hub, by one month and has altered previously published quotas.
Replace Docker Compose with Quadlet and Systemd (matduggan.com)
So for years I've used Docker Compose as my stepping stone to k8s. If the project is small, or mostly for my own consumption OR if the business requirements don't really support the complexity of k8s, I use Compose.
Yocto, RockPi and SBOMs: Building modern embedded Linux images (vpetersson.com)
TLDR: I wanted to generate an up-to-date disk image for a Rock Pi 4 using Yocto that included CUPS and Docker to both get a better understanding of Yocto and test the new SBOM generation feature.
Docker limits unauthenticated pulls to 10/HR/IP from Docker Hub, from March 1 (docker.com)
When using Docker Hub, unauthenticated and Docker Personal users are subject to strict limits. In contrast, Docker Pro, Team, and Business users benefit from a consumption-based model with a base amount of included usage. This included usage is not a hard limit; users can scale or upgrade their subscriptions to receive additional usage or use on-demand usage.
Show HN: Subtrace – Wireshark for Docker Containers (github.com/subtrace)
Subtrace is Chrome DevTools for your backend. It tracks the API requests coming in and going out of your servers so that you can solve problems in production quickly.
Show HN: Dockershrink – AI Assistant to reduce the size of Docker images (github.com/duaraghav8)
Dockershrink is an AI-powered Commandline Tool that helps you reduce the size of your Docker images
Docker Bake is now generally available (docker.com)
We’re excited to announce the General Availability of Docker Bake with Docker Desktop 4.38! This powerful build orchestration tool takes the hassle out of managing complex builds and offers simplicity, flexibility, and performance for teams of all sizes.
Tell HN: Docker Registry Is Down (ycombinator.com)
Likely related to the current Cloudflare R2 availability issues.
How to Set Up DeepSeek with Ollama and Docker (Step-by-Step Guide) (infinitecircuits.dev)
With the increasing demand for efficient and powerful AI models, DeepSeek has gained popularity for its advanced language processing capabilities. Ollama provides an easy way to run and manage AI models locally, making it an excellent choice for deploying DeepSeek on your machine.
Managing Secrets in Docker Compose – A Developer's Guide (phase.dev)
A practical guide to securely managing secrets in Docker Compose for production deployments
Show HN: An RSS feed for Docker image updates (github.com/thebigbone)
docker-rss is a server written in Go which notifies the image updates using an RSS feed at /feed.
macOS now identifies Docker as Malware (github.com/docker)
Malware Blocked. “com.docker.socket” was not opened because it contains malware. this action did not harm your Mac.
I don't like Docker or Podman (liw.fi)
Docker is very popular software to build Linux container images and running software in them. I don’t like it.
We Need to Talk About Docker Hub (linuxserver.io)
Docker Hub is the de facto standard Docker registry, literally, if you don't specify a registry when pulling an image Docker will invisibly prepend docker.io/ to it.
Deploying Rails on Docker: Kamal Alternative (impactahead.com)
Recently, Basecamp, the creators of Ruby on Rails, released a solution for deploying it on bare metal servers. Kamal is Capistrano for Containers and is an alternative solution to Capistrano, Kubernetes, and Docker Swarm.
Good Docker Files (gooddockerfiles.com)
Not sure about your Dockerfile? Confused? Overwhelmed? Get expert guidance for production-ready containers that are faster, smaller and more secure.
Docker Desktop Broken on Mac OS Update for over a Week (dockerstatus.com)
Some users are seeing an issue starting Docker Desktop on macOS where macOS reports that either com.docker.vmnetd or com.docker.socket is malware.