# Why is better to run mutliple docker containers then run one?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [22.Сентябрь.2015 12:05:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-better-to-run-mutliple-docker-containers-then-run-one/33579 "2015-09-22T12:05:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [23.Сентябрь.2015 01:44:35 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-better-to-run-mutliple-docker-containers-then-run-one/33579/5 "2015-09-23T01:44:35Z")

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I personally think it is much simpler to have everything in a single container. Multiple containers is far more complex.

I would **only advise multiple containers for large sites** that really need multiple server scalability / redundancy and zero downtime Discourse updates once every month or so.

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