I'm trying to make sense of the recent changes with Bitnami and I have a few questions:
1. I've heard the images will only be available under the latest tag and are meant for development. Why are they not suitable for production? Is it because they won't receive future updates?
2. What alternatives should I consider for databases like MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Redis?
3. What will happen to my existing Helm charts? What changes do I need to make if I decide to migrate to Bitnami secure or to Bitnami legacy?
1 Answer
So, regarding your first question, the image under the latest tag changes constantly. In production, you really want stable versions that have been tested thoroughly in a staging environment. If you use the latest version directly, you could run into issues like configuration changes that might break your setup and cause downtime. As for the updates, yes, they stop after the legacy version; you won’t receive any more patches unless you switch to secure, which can be pricey.
I see your point on stability. So instead of using `helm install redis bitnami/redis`, I should switch to a fixed version? Would that involve using the legacy tag?