Phase 16 · Docker & Containers

Topics

Multi-stage Builds

Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap.

Summary

A Dockerfile technique using multiple `FROM` stages to keep your final image small — e.g. building/compiling in one stage and copying only the output into a lean final image.

How to Learn This

  • 1Convert a single-stage Dockerfile into a multi-stage build.
  • 2Compare the final image size before and after.
  • 3Learn why smaller production images mean faster deploys and a smaller attack surface.
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