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Distroless image

A distroless image is a minimal container image that includes an application and its runtime dependencies but omits most operating-system tools. This reduces the attack surface, image size, and startup time.

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Syntax

FROM <builder-image> AS build
# build the application
FROM <minimal-runtime-image>
COPY --from=build <runtime-files> <destination>
CMD ["<application>"]

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Source: Minimal or distroless images. Checked 2026-11-03.