The devel tree of CentOS Atomic Host, which features a trimmed-down system image that leaves out kubernetes and related system components, is a great place to experiment with alternative methods of running these components, and swapping between them. http://www.projectatomic.io/blog/2016/09/running-kubernetes-in-containers-on-atomic/

This week, the Fedora Project released updated images for its Fedora 24-based Atomic Host. Fedora Atomic Host is a leading edge operating system designed around Kubernetes and Docker containers. Fedora Atomic Host images are updated roughly every two weeks, rather than on the main six-month Fedora cadence. Because development is moving quickly, only the latest major Fedora release is supported. Read more on the Project Atomic blog

A single Atomic Host is a fine place to run your containers, but these hosts are much more fun when bunched into clusters, a task that we can manage with the help of Kubernetes. There are a lot of great guides for setting up a kubernetes cluster, but my favorite involves ansible and vagrant, and lives in the kubernetes contrib repository on Github. This install method can be used with the libvirt, virtualbox or openstack vagrant providers. You can also…

Fedora 22’s Atomic Host dropped most of packages for the web-based server UI, cockpit, from its system tree in favor of a containerized deployment approach. Matt Micene blogged about running cockpit-in-a-container with systemd, but people have expressed interest in learning how to start this container automatically, with cloud-init. via Running a Containerized Cockpit UI from Cloud-init — Project Atomic.

Kubernetes, the open source orchestration system for Docker containers, is a fast-moving project that can be somewhat complicated to install and configure, especially if you’re just getting started with it. Fortunately, the project maintains some really well-done getting started guides, the simplest of which steps you through running Kubernetes, in Docker containers, on a single host. via Deploy Kubernetes with a Single Command Using Atomicapp — Project Atomic.

Recently, I blogged about docker-on-loopback-storage woes and workarounds – a topic that came up during several conversations I had at last month’s Dockercon. Another frequently-discussed item from the conference involved Docker on CentOS 6, and whether and for how long users can count on running this combination. via Docker, CentOS 6, and You — Project Atomic.

I’ve heard negative things about the Fedora|CentOS Docker storage configuration in the past, and while manning the Red Hat booth in San Francisco at DockerCon last week, I spoke to a number of people who’ve experienced these storage issues themselves. Much of the trouble, I think, boils down to how Docker in Fedora and CentOS have shipped with a storage configuration that optimizes for a convenient getting started experience that can lead to inconvenience down the road. via Friends Don't…

Just over a week ago, I headed to the outskirts of San Francisco’s Financial District to attend Container Camp, a one-day, single-track conference focused primarily on the Docker ecosystem. The Container Camp lineup included a nice mix of project talks and real user stories that left me looking forward to attending the next time the crew comes to town, and thinking back on the key issues raised during the event. via My Letter Home from Container Camp — Project Atomic.