How do i you decide whats safe to run

I recently ran Gossa on my home server using Docker, mounting it to a folder. Since I used rootless Docker, I was curious - if Gossa were to be a virus, would I have been infected? Have any of you had experience with Gossa?

  • MaggiWuerze@feddit.orgEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Honestly security is not the main reason I use containers, but ease of use. Docker (or containerization in general) makes it really easy to keep a clean host system when you regularly try out new services, there’s no baggage left behind when you remove a container and once you remove their mount/volume, you are usually rid of them pretty cleanly. Additionally it makes migration to new machines/distros way easier and less time consuming.

    I don’t rely on docker seperation to keep my machine safe, although I probably could