Building images
Table of contents
Building container images is both technical and an art. You want to keep the
image small and focused to increase your security posture, but also need to
balance potential tradeoffs, such as caching impacts. In this series, you’ll
deep dive into the secrets of images, how they are built and best practices.
Skill level
Beginner
Time to complete
25 minutes
Prerequisites
None
About this series
Learn how to build production-ready images that are lean and efficient Docker images, essential for minimizing overhead and enhancing deployment in production environments.
What you'll learn
- Understanding image layers
- Writing a Dockerfile
- Build, tag and publish an image
- Using the build cache
- Multi-stage builds
Modules
- Understanding the image layers
This concept page will teach you about the layers of container image.
- Writing a Dockerfile
This concept page will teach you how to create image using Dockerfile.
- Build, tag, and publish an image
This concept page will teach you how to build, tag, and publish an image to Docker Hub or any other registry
- Using the build cache
This concept page will teach you about the build cache, what changes invalidate the cache and how to effectively use the build cache.
- Multi-stage builds
This concept page will teach you about the purpose of the multi-stage build and its benefits