Docker already recommends the tiny 5MB Alpine distro as the default for all containers, they hired Alpine's creator Natanael Copa[2]. Alpine is minimal but still has an awesome package manager[1], is maintained/proven/solid and provides a great UX as a container OS.
So what is my advantage of distroless vs Alpine besides the 5MB? Feels a bit like reinventing the wheel or I missed something.
So what is my advantage of distroless vs Alpine besides the 5MB? Feels a bit like reinventing the wheel or I missed something.
[1] https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages
[2] https://www.brianchristner.io/docker-is-moving-to-alpine-lin...