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In this video, I’ll take you step-by-step through creating an optimized and efficient Docker image. I’ll cover picking the right base image, removing clutter from your Dockerfile, making it more secure, and a few things that you probably didn’t know where possible.
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🔖 Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 1. Starting Point
3:04 2. Choose The Right Base Image
5:18 3. Do Not Use the Latest Tag
6:21 4. Remove Unnecessary Dependencies
7:25 5. Clean Up Dependencies
8:06 6. Use UV
9:10 7. Use a Multi Stage Build
11:42 8. COPY Only The Things You Need
13:26 9. Load Secrets Using The Secret Mount Type
15:11 10. Run as a local user
16:34 Frustrations
18:15 Final Thoughts
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