Systems and methods for using dynamic templates to create application containers
The disclosed computer-implemented method for using dynamic templates to create application containers may include (i) identifying an application that is to be deployed in a container, (ii) creating a dynamic template that comprises at least one variable parameter and that defines at least a portion of an operating environment of the container, (iii) generating a value of the variable parameter during deployment of the application, (iv) processing the dynamic template to create a configuration file that comprises the value of the variable parameter, and (v) triggering a container initialization system to create, based on the configuration file, the container such that the container isolates a user space of the application from other software on a host system while sharing a kernel space with the other software. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
1. A computer-implemented method for using dynamic templates to create application containers, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:
identifying a first application for deployment to a first container and a second application for deployment to a second container;
creating a first dynamic template that includes a variable parameter and a second dynamic template that includes the variable parameter;
deploying the first application to the first container comprising:
creating a first configuration file based on the first dynamic template;
generating a value of the variable parameter;
launching a resource that is external to the first container and the second container; and
including the value of the variable parameter in the first configuration file;
deploying the second application to the second container comprising:
creating a second configuration file based on the second dynamic template; and
including the value of the variable parameter in the second configuration file;
triggering a container initialization system, the triggering comprising:
creating, based on the first configuration file, the first container; and
creating, based on the second configuration file, the second container; and
enabling the first container and the second container to access the resource using the value of the variable parameter.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein generating the value of the variable parameter further comprises using a function stored in the first dynamic template to calculate the value of the variable parameter.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 ,
wherein deploying the first application to the first container further comprises receiving external input about the variable parameter during the deployment of the first application; and
wherein generating the value of the variable parameter is further based at least in part on the external input.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration file comprises a default type of configuration file for the first container that further includes at least one static parameter.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a third application for deployment to a third container;
deploying the third application to the third container comprising:
creating a third configuration file based on the first dynamic template;
generating a new value of the variable parameter different from the value of the variable parameter; and
including the new value of the variable parameter in the third configuration file; and
wherein triggering the container initialization system further comprises creating, based on the third configuration file, the third container.
6. A system for using dynamic templates to create application containers, the system comprising:
an identification module, stored in memory, that identifies a first application for deployment to a first container and a second application for deployment to a second container;
a creation module, stored in memory, that creates a first dynamic template that includes a variable parameter and a second dynamic template that includes the variable parameter;
a processing module, stored in memory, that:
creates, when deploying the first application to the first container, a first configuration file based on the first dynamic template; and
creates, when deploying the second application to the second container, a second configuration file based on the second dynamic template;
a generation module, stored in memory, that:
generates a value of the variable parameter;
launches a resource that is external to the first container and the second container; and
includes the value of the variable parameter in the first configuration file and the second configuration file;
a triggering module, stored in memory, that triggers a container initialization system to:
create, based on the first configuration file, the first container;
create, based on the second configuration file, the second container; and
enable the first container and the second container to access the resource using the value of the variable parameter; and
at least one physical processor configured to execute the identification module, the creation module, the generation module, the processing module, and the triggering module.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein generating the value of the variable parameter further comprises using a function stored in the first dynamic template to calculate the value of the variable parameter.
8. The system of claim 6 ,
wherein the processing module receives, when deploying the first application to the first container, external input about the variable parameter; and
wherein generating the value of the variable parameter is further based at least in part on the external input.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first configuration file comprises a default type of configuration file for the first container that further includes at least one static parameter.
10. The system of claim 6 ,
wherein the identification module identifies a third application for deployment to a third container;
wherein the processing module creates, when deploying the third application to the third container, an third configuration file based on the first dynamic template;
wherein the generation module
generates a new value of the variable parameter different from the value of the variable parameter, and
includes the new value of the variable parameter in the third configuration file; and
wherein the triggering module triggers the container initialization system to create, based on the third configuration file, the third container.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:
identify a first application for deployment to a first container and a second application for deployment to a second container;
create a first dynamic template that includes a variable parameter and a second dynamic template that includes the variable parameter;
deploy the first application to the first container comprising:
creating a first configuration file based on the first dynamic template;
generating a value of the variable parameter;
launching a resource that is external to the first container and the second container; and
including the value of the variable parameter in the first configuration file;
deploy the second application to the second container comprising:
creating a second configuration file based on the second dynamic template; and
including the value of the variable parameter in the second configuration file;
trigger a container initialization system, the triggering comprising:
creating, based on the first configuration file, the first container; and
creating, based on the second configuration file, the second container; and
enable the first container and the second container to access the resource using the value of the variable parameter.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more computer-readable instructions cause the computing device to generate the value of the variable parameter by using a function stored in the first dynamic template to calculate the value of the variable parameter.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 ,
wherein the one or more computer-readable instructions that cause the computing device to deploy the first application to the first container further cause the computing device to receive external input about the variable parameter; and
wherein generating the value of the variable parameter is further based at least in part on the external input.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first configuration file comprises a default type of configuration file for the first container that further includes at least one static parameter.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 ,
wherein the one or more computer-readable instructions further cause the computing device to:
identify a third application for deployment to a third container; and
deploy the third application to the third container comprising:
creating a third configuration file based on the first dynamic template
generating a new value of the variable parameter different from the value of the variable parameter; and
including the new value of the variable parameter in the third configuration file; and
wherein triggering the container initialization system further comprises creating, based on the third configuration file, the third container.