Optimizing Spring Boot Docker Images
· 5 min read
Docker images for Spring Boot applications often start bloated—large downloads, slow CI/CD pipelines, and unnecessary attack surface. This post shows you how to dramatically reduce image size while improving security and build speed.
In this post we'll look at:
- Using JRE base images on Alpine Linux
- Multi-stage builds for clean, consistent images
- Layered JARs for blazing fast rebuilds
- Summary of improvements and trade-offs