Ask HN: How to deploy a batch job that depends on MySQL?

2 points by iudqnolq 1y ago ↗ HN

I need to deploy a slightly odd file converter that needs a temporary MySQL database for the duration of each run. This is unmaintained open source software so I want to pin all the versions and then never upgrade anything. That means I don't want to just install it directly on my server.

I like running things in Docker but it isn't designed for multiple independent processes.

Is there something obvious I'm missing? I'm relatively new to software development.

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sargstuff 1y ago ↗

Pandoc[1] converts document files without the need to use a mysql database. windows batch file example [2]

[1] pandoc : https://opensource.com/article/20/5/pandoc-cheat-sheet

[2] windows batch script example : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27852067/batch-convert-f...

withinboredom 1y ago ↗

Check out dapr and workflows. Set up a MySQL state store, construct a workflow, and off you go.