Definitely worth the effort. If you want the services you run to be stable, that is :)
BTW; using Arch on your server is probably not the best idea! The reason why many people prefer release-based distros on their servers is because they are much less likely to have a dependency conflict. Also, while I love Arch — it’s just not for servers that are required to stay stable and reliable.
So, let’s get back to the question at hand: why Docker? It’ll be WAY easier for you to control everything. Every image has its own environment with dependencies that don’t interfere with other services’ requirements. Also, updating your services will be much easier and without needing that much attention — you won’t be risking breaking stuff that’s already running on your server.
The downside will be that you won’t have as much understanding of your system and everything that’s running on it. But that could be solved with a separate PC for tinkering or a VM :)
Definitely worth the effort. If you want the services you run to be stable, that is :)
BTW; using Arch on your server is probably not the best idea! The reason why many people prefer release-based distros on their servers is because they are much less likely to have a dependency conflict. Also, while I love Arch — it’s just not for servers that are required to stay stable and reliable.
So, let’s get back to the question at hand: why Docker? It’ll be WAY easier for you to control everything. Every image has its own environment with dependencies that don’t interfere with other services’ requirements. Also, updating your services will be much easier and without needing that much attention — you won’t be risking breaking stuff that’s already running on your server.
The downside will be that you won’t have as much understanding of your system and everything that’s running on it. But that could be solved with a separate PC for tinkering or a VM :)
Good luck!