Best Docker Containers for Home Server!

Many want to start running Docker containers in their home lab environment. However, some find it difficult to understand which use cases, services and solutions can be run as containers. We look at the best Docker containers for home server environments, looking at my top 5 Docker containers that I run in the home lab. I hope this list inspires you to share the containers you use and maybe try some of the containerized services I use.

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Introduction to the best Docker containers to run on a home server – 0:00
Number 1 – Introduction to Rancher and its use to manage Kubernetes – 0:33
Review of Cluster Management in Rancher – 1:12
Knot Models with Rancher – 1:44
Looking at the app catalog and bar charts – 1:57
Why Rancher is my first choice – 2:24
Issue 2 – Introduction to Portainer – 2:42
Talking about Portainer and its GUI – 3:05
About the Portainer Dashboard – 3:19
Review of Dashboard and Container Capabilities – 3:41
Integration with Docker Compose – 4:10
Integrated registry for applications contained in Portainer – 4:43
Issue 3 – Introduction to Gitlab – 5:17
Talking about DevOps and platform engineering – 5:47
Use cases for Gitlab – Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines – 6:02
Checking the code in the home laboratory and triggering the processes – 6:20 a.m.
Watch the Docker container for Gitlab – 6:36
Create new Gitlab projects – 6:46
Talking about CI/CD pipelines with Packer to automate build processes – 7:20
Issue 4 – Introduction to Hashicorp Vault – 8:23
Thinking about how you manage passwords and secrets in Infrastructure as Code – 8:44
What Hashicorp Vault does – 9:02
How I use Hashicorp Vault – 9:20
Talking about installing Hashicorp Vault from the Rancher Dashboard – 9:40
Review of Vault Pods in Kubernetes – 10:05
Logging in to Vault – 10:22
Different types of secret engines and what you can do with them – 10:30
Creating new entries in Vault – 11:14
Issue 5 – Introduction to Dashy – 11:55
The Use Case for a Home Lab Dashboard – 12:11
How I use Dashy for my home lab dashboard – 12:25
I look at my home lab dashboard – 12:36
Creating new sections and entries in your Dashy dashboard – 1:25 p.m.
Summary of my thoughts on the 5 best Docker containers for home server and home lab – 1:38 p.m.