About NodeBB and the Docker Hub

[julian]

It's after hours so I asked ChatGPT to write this for me :

NodeBB is currently evaluating its options in response to Docker's recent announcement that it will start deleting open source packages not associated with a paid plan. As an open-source forum software, we at NodeBB are concerned about the implications of this decision, both for ourselves and for other open-source developers who rely on Docker for package management.

In light of this news, we are exploring alternative options to Docker, such as the GitHub container registry, as we find the paid plan of Docker to be too expensive. However, we have not yet made a final decision and are still in the process of evaluating all the available options.

As an open-source community, we are dedicated to maintaining our commitment to accessibility and high-quality software. Therefore, we will be taking our time to ensure that we choose the best option for our users and our community as a whole.

[julian]

To be clear, we did get the email that our account would be severely curtailed. The implications are as yet unknown, but we do have people deploying NodeBB via Docker.

Stay tuned...

[julian]

More context: https://blog.alexellis.io/docker-is-deleting-open-source-images/

[phenomlab]

@julian I think that article says it all, and why I won't touch Docker with a barge pole.

[Gliding9426]

They say "Less than 2% of Docker users have a Free Team organization on their account."

of course, everyone has a free account just to download images...

[josef]

https://www.docker.com/blog/no-longer-sunsetting-the-free-team-plan/

[julian]

@josef that is correct, although they've burned their goodwill.

Please see our containerization FAQ here https://community.nodebb.org/topic/17112/now-publishing-images-to-github-container-registry-registry-migration-faq/1