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Show HN: Building better base images
Build better base images. Contribute to avkcode/container-tools development by creating an account on GitHub.
Container Tools is a project that provides scripts and utilities to automate the creation of minimal Debian-based root filesystems (rootfs) using debootstrap. Storage bloat - Every RUN apt-get install creates a new layer, wasting disk space with duplicate dependencies Network inefficiency - Redundant package downloads occur across different images Slow iterations - Rebuilding images requires repeating all previous steps Minimal base images from scratch using debootstrap Precisely including only required components in the initial build Creating specialized variants (Java, Kafka, etc.)
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