Use of Docker for deployment and testing of astronomy software
| Autor: | S. Voutsinas, D. J. Morris, Robert G. Mann, Nigel Hambly |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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FOS: Computer and information sciences
Containerization Computer science Hardware virtualization FOS: Physical sciences Cloud computing 02 engineering and technology computer.software_genre 01 natural sciences Computer Science - Software Engineering Software Virtualization 0103 physical sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering DevOps 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) Survey astronomy Docker business.industry End user Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics Reproducible science Computer Science Applications Software Engineering (cs.SE) Space and Planetary Science Software deployment Key (cryptography) 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing business Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics computer |
| Zdroj: | Morris, D, Voutsinas, S, Hambly, N C & Mann, R G 2017, ' Use of Docker for deployment and testing of astronomy software ', Astronomy and Computing, vol. 20, pp. 105-119 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ascom.2017.07.004 Astronomy and Computing |
| Popis: | We describe preliminary investigations of using Docker for the deployment and testing of astronomy software. Docker is a relatively new containerisation technology that is developing rapidly and being adopted across a range of domains. It is based upon virtualization at operating system level, which presents many advantages in comparison to the more traditional hardware virtualization that underpins most cloud computing infrastructure today. A particular strength of Docker is its simple format for describing and managing software containers, which has benefits for software developers, system administrators and end users. We report on our experiences from two projects -- a simple activity to demonstrate how Docker works, and a more elaborate set of services that demonstrates more of its capabilities and what they can achieve within an astronomical context -- and include an account of how we solved problems through interaction with Docker's very active open source development community, which is currently the key to the most effective use of this rapidly-changing technology. 29 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Computing, ref ASCOM199 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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