Comment by hnarn

> "how do I just run my game server on dozens of boxes without dealing with linux stuff"

A good first question to ask yourself is why you need to run it on dozens of boxes. You probably don't.

The point of Docker is not "I just want to run my program", the point is to bundle an application with its dependencies. It's one way to distribute applications, and far from the only one (despite what talking to some people might make you think).

As for the last part of your post, none of it is correct. Docker is not a "second linux to worry about" and considering unikernels in your use case is insane.

Terry Davis once said that "an idiot admires complexity, a genius admires simplicity". You say you're "getting ready to launch an online game", then launch it. The best way to do that is the simplest way, which in my opinion is running it as a systemd service on _one_ Linux VM. When that actually creates problems for you, solve those problems, and only those problems.