Docker basics

Lesson 05 · 13 min

Smaller and safer images

Multi-stage builds, choosing a base image, a non-root user, .dockerignore and vulnerability scanning.

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A big image pulls slower, deploys longer and carries more packages, which means more vulnerabilities. The "Docker and deploy" course shows a basic multi-stage build and a non-root user. Here we look at what to choose from and how to check the result.

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