RADAR as a dockerized software

As of June 29, 2023, the software for RADAR Cloud is running as a dockerized software application. Previously, the dockerized application was used exclusively for the operation of the local RADAR instances that some RADAR customers run. In the future, we will use uniform deployment mechanisms for RADAR Cloud and RADAR Local and are therefore unifying our operating environments.

Docker is an established open source platform that allows developers to isolate and encapsulate applications in Linux containers. A Linux container is a self-contained unit that contains all the necessary dependencies and configurations to run an application smoothly in different environments.

Using containers allows us to develop, test, deploy, and scale our software applications more efficiently. This results in shorter development cycles, more efficient use of resources, increased portability, and improved team collaboration.

We are pleased that we as the RADAR team will be able to take advantage of these assets in the future for the benefit of all RADAR users*!

*This also applies to the community-specific publication services for research data based on RADAR:

• RADAR4Chem, funded by NFDI4Chem (DFG Project Number 441958208)
• RADAR4Culture, funded by NFDI4Culture (DFG Project Number 441958017)