diff --git a/docs/intro/faq.md b/docs/intro/faq.md index e26ff09..3eb4ab0 100644 --- a/docs/intro/faq.md +++ b/docs/intro/faq.md @@ -39,6 +39,25 @@ We think our carefully chosen blend of technologies and our [social approach](/f Please read our [initial project announcement post](https://autonomic.zone/blog/co-op-cloud/) for more on this. Also see our [strategy page](../strategy/). +## Should I use Co-op Cloud? + +We think we can recommend Co-op Cloud in the same way we can recommend a local +DIY bike repair workshop instead of a professional bike repair shop. + +You go to fix your bike, they maybe have the tool you need, it's usually +chaotically organised, they ask you basically to do the work yourself and +*maybe* you manage to fix your bike! + +Some times you turn up and it's closed because nobody had energy to open up +that night or they forgot to update their website with the new schedule. + +You generally meet really nice people while trying to figure out how the hell +you get your new brakes fitted. You definitely feel empowered to improve your +own bike fixing skills in the future and consider helping others with their +bike. + +Co-op Cloud is basically like a digital DIY bike repair workshop 😛 + ## How do I make a recipe for (package) an app? Head on over to **Maintainers** section and see ["Package your first recipe"](/maintainers/tutorial/#package-your-first-recipe) for more. @@ -183,7 +202,6 @@ It seems like this recommendation changed by the time Co-op Cloud was initiated: > Volumes are the preferred way to persist data in Docker containers and services.
> — [Docker "Storage" docs](https://docs.docker.com/engine/storage/#good-use-cases-for-volumes) - > Volumes provide the best and most predictable performance for write-heavy workloads. This is because they bypass the storage driver and don't incur any of the potential overheads introduced by thin provisioning and copy-on-write. Volumes have other benefits, such as allowing you to share data among containers and persisting your data even if no running container is using them.
> — [Docker OverlayFS docs](https://docs.docker.com/engine/storage/drivers/overlayfs-driver/#use-volumes-for-write-heavy-workloads)