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Date:      Thu, 1 Feb 2024 13:43:31 +0100
From:      Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>
To:        Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>
Cc:        Alejandro Imass <aimass@yabarana.com>,  FreeBSD virtualization <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: If we are so opposed to Docker and Kubernetes, what is the real alternative on BSD?
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Would be cool to investigate if the Linuxulator supports Kubernetes....

On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 1:40=E2=80=AFPM Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.=
com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 3:13=E2=80=AFPM Alejandro Imass <aimass@yabarana.c=
om>
> wrote:
>
>> I made the title provocative for a flame but in good faith, so hear me
>> out ;-)
>>
>> Being a FreeBSD user for many years I perfectly understand why supportin=
g
>> Docker is useless outside of virtualization or just for fun. I only put =
it
>> in the subject to get your attention.
>>
>> But can the same be said of Kubernetes? In the understanding that k8s
>> relies on some Linux specific things like namespaces and control groups
>> etc. but we have similar utilities that could be used, so not sure why n=
o
>> serious effort to port k8s to BSD so far...
>>
>> Moreover, why is there not a serious alternative to Kubernetes-like, or =
a
>> FreeBSd native Kubernetes port, at this point in 2024 ? I've read commen=
ts
>> about Nomad but does it actually work with Bastille for example ? I mean=
 we
>> have all the building blocks, and we invented "container" so wtf is ther=
e
>> no similar orchestration and auto scaling jail technology at our disposa=
l
>> on FBSD so far ?
>>
>> What am I missing?
>>
>
> You're missing the fact that you could virtualize a Linux host and run al=
l
> those Docker/k8s inside it and just proxy access to them.
> For example, I am running https://ushahidi.kictanet.or.ke/views/map
> inside an Ubuntu VM under bhyve. Apache on the FreeBSD host is doing the
> proxy.
>
> PS: I am lucky to be the 1st one to pour more fuel into your flame :-)
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
>  In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS.
> "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' =C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF :-)
> [How to ask smart questions:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]
>


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<div dir=3D"ltr">Would be cool to investigate if the Linuxulator supports K=
ubernetes.... <br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla=
ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 1:40=E2=80=AFPM Odhiambo Washingto=
n &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 3:13=E2=80=AFPM Alejandro I=
mass &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aimass@yabarana.com" target=3D"_blank">aimass@ya=
barana.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I made the title provocative for a flame but in=
 good faith, so hear me out ;-)<div><br></div><div>Being a FreeBSD user for=
 many years I perfectly understand why supporting Docker is useless outside=
 of virtualization=C2=A0or just for fun. I only put it in the subject to ge=
t your attention.</div><div><br></div><div>But can the same be said of Kube=
rnetes? In the understanding that k8s relies on some Linux specific things =
like namespaces and control groups etc. but we have similar utilities that =
could be used, so not sure why no serious effort to port k8s to BSD so far.=
..</div><div><br></div><div>Moreover, why is there not a serious alternativ=
e to Kubernetes-like, or a FreeBSd native Kubernetes port, at this point in=
 2024 ? I&#39;ve read comments about Nomad but does it actually work with B=
astille for example ? I mean we have all the building blocks, and we invent=
ed &quot;container&quot; so wtf is there no similar orchestration and auto =
scaling jail technology=C2=A0at our disposal on FBSD so far ?</div><div><br=
></div><div>What am I missing?</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>=
You&#39;re missing the fact that you could virtualize a Linux host and run =
all those Docker/k8s inside it and just proxy access to them.</div><div>For=
 example, I am running=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://ushahidi.kictanet.or.ke/view=
s/map" target=3D"_blank">https://ushahidi.kictanet.or.ke/views/map</a>; insi=
de an Ubuntu VM under bhyve. Apache on the FreeBSD host is doing the proxy.=
</div><div><br></div><div>PS: I am lucky to be the 1st one to pour more fue=
l into your flame :-)</div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><span class=
=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s=
ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo =
WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223</div><div><s=
pan style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)">=C2=A0In=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"color=
:rgb(34,34,34)">an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS=
.</span><br>&quot;<span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:12.8px">&quot;,=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:=
12.8px">egrep -v &#39;^$|^.*#&#39;=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"background-co=
lor:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:&quot;Lucida Console&q=
uot;,Consolas,&quot;Courier New&quot;,monospace;font-size:13.6px">=C2=AF\_(=
=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0:-)</span><=
/div><div><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions:=C2=
=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><a href=3D"http://www.catb.org/~=
esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/f=
aqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br><span class=3D"gmail_signature_pre=
fix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Mario.<br></d=
iv>

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