diff --git a/slides/containers/Training_Environment.md b/slides/containers/Training_Environment.md index 45daef21..79e6f048 100644 --- a/slides/containers/Training_Environment.md +++ b/slides/containers/Training_Environment.md @@ -71,24 +71,25 @@ class: pic --- +## Can we run Docker locally? -## Why don't we run Docker locally? +- If you already have Docker (or Podman) installed, you can use it! -- We are going to download container images and distribution packages. +- The VMs can be convenient if: -- This could put a bit of stress on the local WiFi and slow us down. + - you can't/won't install Docker or Podman on your machine, -- Instead, we use a remote VM that has a good connectivity + - your local internet connection is slow. -- In some rare cases, installing Docker locally is challenging: +- We're going to download many container iamges and distribution packages. - - no administrator/root access (computer managed by strict corp IT) +- If the class takes place in a venue with slow WiFi, this can slow us down. - - 32-bit CPU or OS +- The remote VMs have good connectivity and downloads will be fast there. - - 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! +(Initially, we provided VMs to make sure that nobody would waste time +with installers, or because they didn't have the right permissions +on their machine, etc.) ---