Give containers priority cpu, disk, and network usage.

[adrianedelen]

I run a lot of non-priority containers on my network that will occasionally demand 100% or the majority of system resources.

 

an example would be cloud backups that will occasionally read from several disks and consume a high amount of bandwidth.

 

This is fine except for scenarios when I need those resources actively, for example plex.

 

A typical scenario may be:

1. Watching a movie on plex

2. another container starts an operation that is indexing files and uploading them.

3. this causes plex to buffer.

I have tried to schedule operations to occur during offpeak hours, but it can be hard to manage, since the time I or someone else would be using plex is not consistent.

 

So my question is:

 

I know that CPU priority can be configured, Is it possible to give the Plex (or any given specific docker) container higher priority for disk access and network bandwidth?

[MrGrey]

13 hours ago, adrianedelen said:

Is it possible to give the Plex (or any given specific docker) container higher priority for disk access and network bandwidth?

 

No... BUT!... You can limit every other "function" that your server must perform.

 

In other words... You can't give Plex more, but you can deny others...

 

Or... You CAN give Plex more by denying others more than they need?

 

I hope that makes sense.

 

MrGrey.