If i use ubuntu server, how would it work with docker desktop?

Docker Desktop
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My questions are (in detail):

  1. I am going to setup ubuntu server, so would it be a replacement for SQL/MariaDB? LIke a standalaone server to run selfhosted containers?

  2. Are there any specific kind of setups I would need to know of/configure to use it with ubuntu server?

  3. are running containers via docker desktop on ubuntu server the same as using it without a server?

  4. Could I transfer all data i have in docker desktop from the non server source (i use linux on a seperate laptop) to Ubuntu server?

  5. anything else i should be aware of?

  6. if ubuntu server is not the best, what could be reccomended as an optimal replacemtn that would work better and function better? (and would answer questions 1-4, replacing "ubutnu sever)

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Sorry, I don’t understand the question. An Ubuntu Server usually means you have no GUI. It could have if you install one, but then why do we emphesize it is a server? It could be any Ubuntu. Docker Desktop has a GUI and it is for development, not for a server and definitely not for production services

If you want to use Docke rin production, use Docker CE (aka Docker Engine).

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sorry for not being clear–

I just know some images require a database or server of some sort to work. Is docker CE an alternative to those?

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Alternative to a database? No. It is a container engine for isolation. You can run the database in a container or without a container. But I may still misunderstand the question because I don’t understand how the question comes up, since everything that uses a database has to support databases, so it is not that you choose a database and look for an app that can use it. But if you are a beginner developer, or just want to be one, learn about databases and containers as well

Recommended links to learn the basics and concepts:

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So can I use a docker image of mySQL or MariaDB to use with other images? Or do I need both the docker image and the external server?

I know the basics on how containers work and images.

I want to work on a container but it needs a database to run. I know there are images of mySQL and Maria dB but I don’t know if I can just use a container of that and another container to work together or if I would need to use mysql / Maria DB externally

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Please read and try to understand the tutorials @rimelek shared in his last post. Your questions do not indicate that you actually understand the concepts.

Once you get a better understanding, your questions will be more precise, and less confusing for the reader.

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What you asked about is among basics. I don’t even know how to reply., since the question doesn’t make sense. What do you want to use a MySQL image for when MySQL is running on an external server without Docker? You decide whether you run something in containers or not.

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I am unable to use mysqql on a server so I was wondering if a container for mysql would be an adequate temperoray replacement.