Ideas

Summary Docker-compose is a tool for working with Docker containers. It solves very real problems with deploying complex applications. By itself it is not enough to make self-hosting applications simple enough for the mass-market. What we need is something like docker-compose, but at a higher level of abstraction that has a concept of SQL databases, local caches, durable storage, service discovery, and resource management. What does docker do? I’m actually going to assume that you’re already familiar with containerization as popularized by Docker.

Too Long, Didn’t Read We have the means to change how the world works. We can get rid of passwords, password managers, strength tests, password recovery flows, account registration, data breaches, identity theft, and on and on. We can build something better and safer than passkeys. We can use personal certificate authorities. What? When we deal with people, in person or via some kind of communication device, we need to be sure we are dealing with the person we expect.