Docker containers are either stateful or stateless. We wrote an article delineating between the two. Stateful containers write data on the node's disk. Docker volume organize this data into the container's filesystem. We wrote an article explaining local volumes in Docker.

MedStack's managed load balancer services running Traefik v2.10 are available for self-service maintenance and will be force upgraded on May 15, 2024. Please read the full maintenance notice for more information.

The current virtual machine host operating system installed on Docker nodes is approaching its end of life at the end of June 2024. A self-service maintenance to upgrade the virtual machine host operating system to Ubuntu 22 Jammy Jellyfish with long-term support has been released.

We are excited to announce support for load balancer healthchecks and update strategy values in the service configuration form, allowing services to be configured for reduced downtime during deployments! Check out our guide on reducing deployment downtime for more information!

We are excited to announce a new feature available in your workspace that allows you to restore Docker volume backups and database server backups on demand. Check out our guide on restoring a backup for more information!

Database server metrics are now accessible from the MedStack Control dashboard. By clicking the "View Metrics" button for a database server, you can now query essential metrics such as CPU utilization, Memory utilization, and Network I/O within the past 30 days.

See original maintenance notice.

Flexible database servers are now Generally Available, supporting Azure's best-in-class managed database service in MedStack Control clusters.