[mətiːəs] he/him. Uninvited child of Whadjuk Noongar boodja. Gaming. Underwater photography. Sustainability. Self-hosted software. Occasionally knitting. FAIR research data. Metadata. Running from nothing.
I’ve done a couple of host migrations since using Docker for all my services.
I don’t even bother with database dumps or anything like that, I copy my compose files and mapped directories, being sure to preserve permissions, and all my services come back up without any issues.
I just swapped from Ubuntu to Debian but I don’t use VMs - only containers. I back my files up directly to B2 using autorestic, also running in a container that is scheduled by… another container (chadburn).
No need for any VMs in my house. I honestly can’t see the point of them when containers exist.
Since I started posting online under my real name, I’m even more careful about what I post.
I use it to synchronise RetroArch save states across my devices - desktop PC, Android TV, and Android handheld.