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		fiddlerwoaroof on Feb 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reducing Docker Image Size One thing they don't talk about is using non-docker tools to build images. e.g. nix: http://lethalman.blogspot.com/2016/04/cheap-docker-images-wi... or jib: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/jib These may not fit every use case, but they can minimize the size of the image by making really precisely defined containers.

donmcronald on Feb 20, 2020 [–]

It’s worth looking at an overview of how Jib works because the general strategy is very good IMO.

https://phauer.com/2019/no-fat-jar-in-docker-image/

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