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

by iudqnolq on 8/8/24, 9:45 PM with 2 comments

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.

by sargstuff on 8/9/24, 2:26 AM
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...
by withinboredom on 8/9/24, 12:48 PM
Check out dapr and workflows. Set up a MySQL state store, construct a workflow, and off you go.