From 6658b632b3427c71e0d4da8597d8c7e2ff062e75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jerome Petazzoni Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2018 23:49:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add reason why we use VMs --- slides/intro/Training_Environment.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/slides/intro/Training_Environment.md b/slides/intro/Training_Environment.md index 272a2df3..ba3397d5 100644 --- a/slides/intro/Training_Environment.md +++ b/slides/intro/Training_Environment.md @@ -38,6 +38,26 @@ individual Docker VM.* --- +## Why don't we run Docker locally? + +- We are going to download container images and distribution packages. + +- This could put a bit of stress on the local WiFi and slow us down. + +- Instead, we use a remote VM that has a good connectivity + +- In some rare cases, installing Docker locally is challenging: + + - no administrator/root access (computer managed by strict corp IT) + + - 32-bit CPU or OS + + - old OS version (e.g. CentOS 6, OSX pre-Yosemite, Windows 7) + +- It's better to spend time learning containers than fiddling with the installer! + +--- + ## Connecting to your Virtual Machine You need an SSH client.