Docker

How to make your Python Docker images secure, fast & small

In the world of microservices, having secure, efficient, and compact Docker images is crucial for successful deployments. This blog will explore the key factors that contribute to building such images, including the importance of not running images as the root user, updating and upgrading packages when building the image, considering Docker’s layer architecture while writing Dockerfile instructions, and utilizing multistage builds to decrease your image size. Parts of this blog were inspired by a great talk that I recently from Matthijs Brouns, which you can view here....

February 8, 2023 · 10 min · Björn van Dijkman