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Docker & container services
Docker solves a real problem, a service that runs the same way on a laptop, a staging box and production, but a container setup with nobody maintaining it tends to accumulate the same mess it was supposed to prevent: images tagged 'latest' with no way to tell what's actually running, orphaned volumes nobody remembers creating, and a host slowly filling up with unused layers. We build and maintain container setups that stay documented and don't quietly rot.
What's included
- Dockerfile and image builds, optimized for size and build cache
- Docker Compose stacks for multi-service applications
- Container networking and volume management
- Registry setup with proper image versioning, not just 'latest'
- Resource limits so one container can't take down the host
- Routine cleanup: pruning unused images, volumes and stopped containers
Standard remote and on-site support in Calgary. Fixed-scope project quotes available on request.
Frequently asked questions
In most cases, yes. We assess the app first, since some workloads (stateful services with unusual filesystem assumptions, for example) need more upfront work than others to containerize cleanly.
Yes, alongside a proper registry with real version tags, not everything pinned to 'latest' with no way to tell what's deployed.
Resource limits (CPU, memory) on every container, so one runaway process can't starve the others.
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