Creating a minimal container image for a Go application
How hard can it be – to create the smallest possible container image to run a Go application? It is not hard to create a container image that contains …
Tag: alpine
The size of Docker images containing OpenJDK 11.0.6
When running Java applications in containers, you need to be careful with your resources. If you’re not careful with layering your images (for example using Google’s Jib), you can quickly …
Java 9 – First baby steps with Modules and jlink
In a recent article, I created an isolated Docker Container as Java 9 R&D environment: https://technology.amis.nl/2017/10/11/quick-and-clean-start-with-java-9-running-docker-container-in-virtualbox-vm-on-windows-10-courtesy-of-vagrant/. In this article, I will use that environment to take few small steps …
Quick and clean start with Java 9–running Docker container in VirtualBox VM on Windows 10 courtesy of Vagrant
The messages from JavaOne 2017 were loud and clear. Some of these: Java 9 is here, the OpenJDK has all previously exclusive commercial features from the Oracle (fka SUN) …