Typescript production deployment with Docker
TL;DR Use Dockerfile.distroless or Dockerfile.alpine-production
Demonstrates various approaches to building production grade docker images to deploy services written in Typescript.
Details in post: https://pauldlug.com/g/typescript-docker-production-deploys
Comparison of approaches
| Filename | Approach | Size |
|---|---|---|
Dockerfile |
Simple approach using Node docker image with source and build artifacts left in container | 1.03GB |
Dockerfile.alpine |
Use Alpine linux variant of Node Docker image | 256MB |
Dockerfile.alpine-production |
Use Alpine linux with build step separated from production (production image only contains build artifacts) | 177MB |
Dockerfile.distroless |
Use distroless image for production stage (potential security improvements) | 163MB |
If you'd like to build all the images to compare yourself just run ./build-all.sh.