This is one of the reasons why I'm no longer using Alpine as a base in Docker images. I ran into this limit specifically with node-sass.
But in general, the difference in image size is negligible because of shared layers, and I just don't think enough testing happens on Alpine / musl in any given stack. Even if your app runtime is tested this way, how many dependencies are?
Come to think of it, I'm not even sure why there was a push for Alpine-based Docker images at some point. Maybe it was just hype.
But in general, the difference in image size is negligible because of shared layers, and I just don't think enough testing happens on Alpine / musl in any given stack. Even if your app runtime is tested this way, how many dependencies are?
Come to think of it, I'm not even sure why there was a push for Alpine-based Docker images at some point. Maybe it was just hype.