Deploying microservices at scale

Microservices must be packaged as a self-contained artifact that can be replicated and deployed using a single command. The services should also be lightweight with shorter start times to make sure that they are up and running within seconds. It is recommended to package microservices within a container (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LXC) that can then be deployed faster due to its inherent implementation as compared to setting up a bare metal machine with a host operating system and required dependencies. Packaging microservices within containers also makes it possible to move from development to production faster and in an automated fashion.

Introducing Containers and Docker

Linux Containers (LXC) is a virtualization method at the operating system level that makes it possible to run multiple isolated Linux systems, also known as containers, on a single host OS using a single Linux Kernel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel). The resources are shared...