[oceanparkway]

Definitely burying the lede that Tealok is building an alternative to docker compose. Interesting

[wmf]

It's called content marketing. IMO this article is content marketing done right since it has useful information even if you don't read to the end.

[lolinder]

Does it, though?

It has a very brief introduction to Docker and Docker Compose, but then it mostly has a lot of FUD that's designed to scare people off of Docker Compose but is not remotely convincing to someone who's actually worked with it. The way they frame that pihole example ("Whew! That’s a lot of stuff!") is just silly.

Looking at their website, I think they started out trying to make self-hosting really easy for a barely-technical user [0], which accounts for their attitude towards docker-compose, but it also means that the post was pretty devoid of useful information for someone who actually wants to self-host with the tech that's already ubiquitous today.

[0] https://tealok.tech/

[lenova]

Agreed. By default I'm against content marketing. But as a person that has played around a lot in the /r/selfhosted scene, I had to agree with all of the use-case issues mentioned in the article when it comes to managing your self-hosted apps in Docker Compose (and I say this as someone that legitimately enjoys working with Docker).

I'm still not clear from the website what Tealok actually is in terms of a product offering, but I appreciate that the blog post was legit and not just SEO spam.

[denkmoon]

Looks like a grift. Note the copyright on the Tealok page, then have a gander; https://gleipnirinc.com/investors

[nicce]

More interesting is that there are tons of tools that convert docker-compose files to Kubernetes on the fly. Minikube and friends are pretty good and solves all the problems, in a more battle-tested way.

So what is the real business opportunity here?