Posts Tagged ‘Docker’

About eight years ago, I was introduced to Docker during a meetup at a restaurant with a coworker. He was so engrossed in discussing the Docker engine and containers that he barely touched the hors d’oeuvres. I was skeptical.  I was familiar with Virtual Machines (VMs) and appreciated the convenience of setting up application servers […]

That was a decent gap since 1.5 years ago Sitecore previously released a feature-full version of their XM/XP platform, namely 10.3 was released on December 1st of 2022. That is why I was very excited to look through the newest release of the vendor’s self-hosted platforms and familiarize myself with its changes. First and foremost, […]

In the first part of this 3 part blog series, we did a deep dive in to the prerequisites required for upgrading Sitecore databases from 9.3.0 to 10.3.1 and steps needed to prepare for it. In the second part, we went over the steps that need to be performed to do the actual upgrade of […]

Previously we did a deep dive in to the prerequisites required for Sitecore database upgrade and steps needed to prepare for it. In this second part of the 3 part blog series, we will go over the steps that need to be performed to do the actual upgrade of databases. Upgrade Steps Go to https://dev.sitecore.net/Downloads/Sitecore_Experience_Platform/103/Sitecore_Experience_Platform_103_Update1.aspx and […]

Many people are starting to moving away from Docker Desktop.  It is important to remember that Docker Desktop is not Docker!  Docker is a standalone tool that allows you to run containers.  Docker Desktop is a separate tool that gives you some information about your images and containers in a nice GUI.  In this article, […]

Configuring applications outside of Docker desktop environments needs to be done carefully. For seamless integration, we must know how to add the required configurations. In this article, we will explore the essential steps to successfully add configuration for a non-Docker desktop environment, ensuring efficiency and reliability in our development workflow. As Vikrant Punwatkar explained in […]

Recently my colleagues and I were tasked to upgrade a containerized solution from Sitecore 9.3.0 to 10.3.1 which got me excited as it had been a minute since I had performed a Sitecore upgrade. The upgrade steps have evolved significantly over these years and I was very keen to explore and execute them.   We […]

Troubleshooting image update issues in Sitecore can prove to be a complex task, as various factors could contribute to the problem. We recently encountered an issue where, after updating the “Sitecore Images,” our local project instance stopped working. In order to resolve the issue, we attempted multiple possible solutions, including those available on the internet, […]

As the IT industry has increasingly started embracing containerization, it has become a cornerstone of modern software development. Sitecore is not an exception. Sitecore announced official support for containers from the version 10 initial release. Since then all of us have started using Docker Desktop to run Sitecore’s containerized solution. If you are new to […]

As a Sitecore developer, you might have faced some errors while working with Sitecore, especially during the setup/installation process. In this blog post, we will discuss some of the errors I encountered during the Sitecore getting started template setup through docker on my local machine. “Docker Desktop – WSL kernel version too low” This is […]

I have been working at Perficient for almost 8 years.  I have always enjoyed writing blogs and sharing my knowledge with others.  This is my 100th blog post!  WOW!  I can’t believe I finally made it!  Come with me while I take a look back at 8 years worth of content. Series I write a […]

We as developers/consultants set up our local Sitecore instances for our project developments, some are simple and easy, and some are complex and take time as you may come across errors. Now, as Sitecore is moving towards headless and containerized solutions, the way how to get local development instances up and running has changed from […]