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Ajeet Singh Raina for Docker

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Best Practices to Containerise a NodeJS application

Containerizing your Node application has numerous benefits. First, Docker’s friendly, CLI-based workflow lets any developer build, share, and run containerized Node applications. Second, developers can install their app from a single package and get it up and running in minutes. Third, Node developers can code and test locally while ensuring consistency from development to production.

Containerizing a NodeJS application is easy. There are numerous articles online that can help you effectively package your apps. However, many important concerns like Docker image vulnerabilities, image bloat, missing image tags, and poor build performance aren’t addressed. We’ll tackle those common concerns while sharing nine tips for containerizing your Node application.

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