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Why should you avoid running multiple processes in one container?

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Quick Answer One process per container keeps things focused and clean. Multiple processes in one container means you need a process supervisor (like supervisord), signals get complicated (PID 1 needs to handle them all), logs get mixed, and failure recovery is harder. If one process crashes, you can't restart just that part.

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One process ensures clean logging, easier monitoring, simple restarts, and better scaling.
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