Photon OS
Photon OS is a Linux based, open source, security-hardened, enterprise grade appliance operating system that is purpose built for Cloud and Edge applications.
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- Rolling Release
- Lightweight
- Support for Docker
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What is Photon OS?
What is Photon OS?
Project Photon OS is an open source, minimal Linux container host that is optimized for cloud-native applications, cloud platforms, and VMware infrastructure. Photon OS 2.0 includes new security features, OS management capabilities, and updated packages. We invite partners, customers, and community members to collaborate on using Photon OS to run high-performance virtual machines and containerized applications.
Optimized for VMware vSphere: The Linux kernel is tuned for performance when Photon OS runs on vSphere. Support for containers: Photon OS includes the Docker daemon and works with container orchestration frameworks, such as Mesos and Kubernetes. Efficient lifecycle management: Photon OS is easy to manage, patch, and update. Security hardened: The kernel and other aspects of the operating system are built with an emphasis on security.
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Comments and Reviews
Obviously Containerization is the new trendy way to do stuff (thanks to Docker for this democratization).
Since 2016; I run container but never find my dream host. In production I started CoreOS and Debian, than tried with CentOS, Ubuntu, RancherOS, Arch, AlpineLinux, OpenSUSE and probably forget few of them.
At the end as you could see every OS system have is own advantage for hosting docker image. While in the cloud you will mostly found Ubuntu I opted for Alpine Linux until they drop their hardening kernel.
VMware Photon OS
While I managed ESX and ESXi over years before I strictly moved to the FLOSS; VMware Photon OS resonate quality and common sense for me.
After reading few papers and digging further; they have mostly everything I need for a docker host.
PROS
CONS I must admit it is very personal and technical but