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  • I don’t understand the issues surrounding bottom watering pots with a wick.

    I have a number of succulents in them, and of course the usual unkillable Pothos. I partially/fully fill the bottom part (Depending on it’s carrying capacity) once every 2+ weeks and for the succulents they’re good to go. Saves me A LOT of effort doing the usual bottom watering process of putting the pots in a large container of water until the water saturates the soil.

    Can someone go into detail on the downsides of such pots?











  • What’s the difference between a docker and just installing an app on rented server space?

    Functionally? Not much. But people who selfhost typically want everything on computers they own. Whether it’s for learning purposes, or to not have their stuff on “someone else’s computer” selfhosting usually means you’re running software on computers you own, almost always within your own house.

    Does each dock (?) have its own server? (Apache or nginx or whatever?)

    Each docker image usually has a web server built in. The philosophy of docker is that it contains everything needed to run the app. Even a small linux OS (LibELEC or Alpine are favorites for docker images). So while you’re not managing the web server in a docker image each docker image will have its own web server if web access is needed

    Does each dock host a whole site, or do you have a dock for your database and a dock for your web app?

    Docker the program is what runs all the docker images on a computer. Each docker image is built as per the software’s developer. Some docker images will have a web app and a database combined into a single image, while others will expect a separate database server running independent of the image (It won’t care if the database server is a docker image or not; just that it has access)



  • If you’re looking for lights for succulents look into weed lights (AKA Cannabis grow lights). The LED fixtures throw A LOT of light and are generally cheaper than plant grow lights. Amazon has a number of them.

    Hell, depending on what you want to grow you could repurpose a cheap weed plant “greenhouse” which is a wire frame and some reflective material. Amazon has a number of those for your home.