Day 11/25: Multi-Stage Builds: Shrinking Your Docker Images from 1GB to 15MB
📰 Medium · DevOps
Learn how to shrink Docker images from 1GB to 15MB using multi-stage builds, reducing deployment times and improving efficiency
Action Steps
- Create a multi-stage Dockerfile to separate build and runtime environments
- Use a base image for building and compiling code, and another for running the compiled binary
- Copy only necessary files to the runtime environment to reduce image size
- Optimize the runtime environment by removing unnecessary dependencies and files
- Test and verify the resulting image size and deployment efficiency
Who Needs to Know This
DevOps teams and developers can benefit from this technique to optimize their Docker images and improve deployment efficiency
Key Insight
💡 Multi-stage builds allow you to separate build and runtime environments, reducing image size and improving deployment efficiency
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