docker-best-practices

Comprehensive Docker best practices for images, containers, and production deployments.

• Covers base image selection (Wolfi/Chainguard, Alpine, Distroless), Dockerfile structure with optimal layer ordering, multi-stage builds, and layer optimization techniques to minimize image size and build time
• Includes container runtime security patterns: running as non-root, dropping capabilities, read-only filesystems, resource limits, health checks, and logging configuration
• Provides Docker Compose best practices for services, networks, volumes, environment variables, and dependency management with health check conditions
• Details production strategies: semantic versioning, secrets management, monitoring with labels and health checks, backup procedures, and rolling update configurations
• Covers platform-specific guidance for Linux, macOS, and Windows, plus performance optimization through BuildKit, cache mounts, and image size reduction