Bonus: The Image "Trim Down"

Bonus: The Image "Trim Down"

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Shipping lightweight Docker images to production environments is the standard practice in the industry. But the task of trimming down the image size can be a daunting task. In this post, we find out how images can be trimmed down by using the builder pattern or multi-stage method.
Part I: Unpacking Containers

Part I: Unpacking Containers

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Containers are simply processes that use Linux concepts of namespace and cgroups. In this post, we look at the technicalities of container images and also explore Docker, the most widely used platform for container technology.