The document discusses the development and implementation of Docker volume plugins, highlighting innovations and use cases for managing container data effectively. Key topics include the launch of Powerstrip and experimental volume plugins in various Docker versions, as well as examples of data storage solutions and high availability configurations using Docker tools like Flocker. The presentation emphasizes the potential of custom plugins for enhanced container orchestration and data management.

1. Behind the scenes with
Docker volume plugins
Luke Marsden
CTO, ClusterHQ
@lmarsden @clusterhq

2. Summer 2014
… trying to solve data problems for
Docker…

3. Docker Docker Docker Docker
Orchestration +
scheduling
Docker API

4. Docker Docker Docker Docker
Orchestration +
scheduling
Docker API
Networking extensions
Storage extensions
???

5. Wrapping sucks :(

6. December 2014:
CoreOS launched a rocket
Pressure on Docker to demonstrate
composability

7. December 2014: DockerCon EU

8. Docker Docker Docker Docker
Orchestration +
scheduling
Docker API
N S N S N S N S
Plugin mechanism

9. Late-bound
Composable
Optional

10. Healthy ecosystem
Lots of innovation

11. Powerstrip is was a prototyping tool for Docker extensions
Feb 2015: Launch Powerstrip

13. @crosbymichael@icecrime @progrium
@solomonstre@squaremobius@ chanezon@calavera
@binocarlos

14. The day before DockerCon June 2015
Docker 1.7 Experimental

16. Volume plugins in 1.8
Network plugins in 1.9

17. Here are some cool
things you can do with
docker volume plugins

18. dvol
github.com/clusterhq/dvol

19. Use case: git for data
storageb1
compute
dev’s
laptop c1
- commit_1

20. Use case: git for data
storageb1
compute
dev’s
laptop c1
b2
- commit_1- commit_1

21. Use case: git for data
storageb1
compute
dev’s
laptop c1
b2
- commit_1
- commit_2
- commit_1

22. Use case: git for data
storageb1
compute
dev’s
laptop c1
b2
- commit_1
- commit_2
- commit_1

23. Use case: git for data
storageb1
compute
dev’s
laptop c1
b2
- commit_1
- commit_2
- commit_1
b3
- commit_1

24. Use case: git for data
storageb1
compute
dev’s
laptop c1
b2
- commit_1
- commit_2
- commit_1
b3
- commit_1
- commit_2’

25. Demo 1
“git for data”

26. Flocker (+ Volume Hub)

29. Network attached block storages1 s2
+

30. ClusterHQ
ClusterHQ
Use case: relocate app
storagev1
compute
container
host
(VM or
bare metal)
c1 c2
container composition
v2

31. ClusterHQ
Use case: relocate app
storagev1
compute
container
host
(VM or
bare metal)
c1 c2
ClusterHQ
v2
container composition

32. Demo 2
relocate app

33. docs.clusterhq.com

34. Flocker + Swarm

35. ClusterHQ
Use case: HA when node fails
storagev1
compute
container
host
(VM or
bare metal)
c1
ClusterHQ
container composer + scheduler + SD

36. ClusterHQ
Use case: HA when node fails
storagev1
compute
container
host
(VM or
bare metal)
ClusterHQ
container composer + scheduler + SD

37. ClusterHQ
Use case: HA when node fails
storagev1
compute
container
host
(VM or
bare metal)
ClusterHQ
c1
container composer + scheduler + SD

38. Demo 3
Swarm will soon have HA support…
(Flocker also integrates with Mesos &
Kubernetes)

39. Summary

40. Docker plugins allow you to do some cool
stuff with volumes and networks
Write your own…
https://docs.docker.com/engine/extend/plugins/
… or use ours

41. Container data
management in dev
+
engine,
compose
+

42. + +
Container data
management in prod

43. Email me now!
luke@clusterhq.com

44. Try dvol + Flocker today for stateful
microservices
@lmarsden @clusterhq
clusterhq.com
We are hiring in Bristol + SF Bay Area
clusterhq.com/careers