Scaling platforms and supercharging IDEs with LLMs

Join us at the last Docker Athens meetup of the season for two exciting talks that explore the power of Docker in both large-scale infrastructure and modern developer workflows.

We will gather as always at Impact Hub Athens, Karaiskaki 28, 105 54, Athens at 19:30.

Scaling with Swarm: How Loopcv Handled Hypergrowth with Docker
Loukas will share the journey of scaling Loopcv from 20,000 to over 1.5 million users using Docker Swarm. He’ll dive into the challenges faced along the way—from cloud provider decisions to business trade-offs—offering insights into managing rapid user growth with a small team.

Presentation by Lucas Simopoulos, Co-founder & CTO at Loopcv

Cursor-like IDE in a Container: Powering your IDE with Docker Model Runners
Local LLM assistants are the new coding buddies!

In this presentation, we will showcase how you can leverage Docker’s latest Model Runner feature to effortlessly run LLM models directly from Docker Hub. We'll demonstrate integrating these models with the Continue extension in VSCode, creating an isolated, Cursor-like environment directly within your IDE. We'll cover the entire process—from installing Docker Model Runner and fetching models to embedding them seamlessly into your VSCode workflow—ensuring your code remains fully private, secure, and offline.

Presentation by Petros Savvakis, Tech Lead at EthnikiAsfalistiki

Agenda

• 19:30 - Welcoming
• 19:45 - Scaling with Swarm: How Loopcv Handled Hypergrowth with Docker
• 20:15 - Break
• 20:20 - Cursor-like IDE in a Container: Powering your IDE with Docker Model Runners
• 20:50 - Networking over food and drinks

Speakers

• Lucas Simopoulos: Co-founder and CTO of Loopcv, with 20 years of experience in software product development. Loopcv has developed a platform that helps job seekers in their job search process by using automation and artificial intelligence techniques to improve their overall experience.
• Petros Savvakis: Currently working as a Tech Lead at EthnikiAsfalistiki driving the company’s digitalization and building next-gen applications.
  Former Software Engineer L2, Nokia (Cloud Mobility Management) • Co-founder & CTO, AnalogProgrammers • Freelance embedded HW/SW engineer

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