Hacker News with Generative AI: Docker

Accelerating Docker Builds by Halving EC2 Boot Time (depot.dev)
We at Depot like making shit fast, whether that's Docker image builds, Github Actions runners, Bazel caching, Turborepo, or even our own infrastructure.
Docker Launches Hardened Images, Intensifying Secure Container Market (thenewstack.io)
Self-Hosting Moose with Docker Compose, Redis, Temporal, Redpanda and ClickHouse (fiveonefour.com)
Deploying a Moose application with all its dependencies can be challenging and time-consuming. You need to properly configure multiple services, ensure they communicate with each other, and manage their lifecycle.
Docker Hardened Images (docker.com)
From the start, Docker has focused on enabling developers to build, share, and run software efficiently and securely.
Show HN: I vibe coded an open-source Go app to back up DBs using Docker labels (github.com/resulgg)
Label Backup is a lightweight, Docker-aware backup agent that automatically discovers and backs up your containerized databases based on Docker labels.
The smallest possible Docker image (github.com/MarkMcCulloh)
This is (hopefully) the smallest possible docker image that can be successfully executed.
Show HN: Lumier – Run macOS VMs in a Docker (github.com/trycua)
Ports that are blocked by browsers (2023) (keenformatics.com)
Today I was experimenting with a small project using Docker and Flask. I just created two identical services and exposed them on two different ports: nothing fancy. However, to my surprise, only one of the two seemed to be working.
Infra Caddy Guy Scripts: Docker, Caddy Lightweight Server Management Bash TUI (github.com/nguyenanhung)
A lightweight Server management script set, backend is Docker, Caddy Web Server. Makes the life of the infra guy a little simpler and easier.
docker2exe: Convert a Docker image to an executable (github.com/rzane)
This tool can be used to convert a Docker image to an executable that you can send to your friends!
Self-Hosted RSS with FreshRSS, Docker, and Tailscale (mann.blog)
I absolutely loved Google Reader. It was my home page and the way I started every morning with news feeds and updates. When Google unceremoniously killed the project in 2013 it upset the way I interacted with the internet.
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