How small can you make a Docker image? These tiny (and even super-tiny) base images pack a surprising punch for their size.

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This post explores how small you can make a Docker image, focusing on four tiny but powerful base images: Alpine, BusyBox, Debian Slim, and Red Hat UBI Micro/Minimal. It discusses the advantages of lightweight containers, such as reduced attack surfaces, fewer dependencies, and faster build times. Additionally, it highlights a bonus repository by Jérôme Petazzoni, which offers experimental minimal Docker images for various tasks.

4 tiny Docker images for lightweight containers

<p>My first preference is always “scratch” 😎</p>


<p>Thank you for the list : ) Learned something new today.</p>
