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Published March 28, 2021 Updated October 1, 2023
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Docker Alpine Base

2.4.1

Provides a base Alpine Linux Docker image with a minimal set of tooling. Great for being used as a foundational image for building on top of, for example, the Docker Alpine Ruby image.

Features

  • Installs CA Certificates.

  • Installs Bash.

  • Installs Curl.

  • Installs GnuPG.

  • Installs and configures Git (including default branch).

  • Installs OpenSSL.

  • Installs OpenSSH.

  • Installs and configures Vim as default editor.

  • Sets xterm as default terminal.

Requirements

Setup

To set up the project, run:

git clone https://github.com/bkuhlmann/docker-alpine-base.git
cd docker-alpine-base
git checkout 2.4.1

Usage

All versions of this image can be found on Docker Hub. The image can be pulled as follows:

docker pull bkuhlmann/alpine-base:latest  # Pull latest version.
docker pull bkuhlmann/alpine-base:2.4.1   # Pull specific version.

You can also build on top of this image via your Dockerfile:

FROM bkuhlmann/alpine-base:latest  # Latest version.
FROM bkuhlmann/alpine-base:2.4.1   # Specific version.

Development

To contribute, run:

git clone https://github.com/bkuhlmann/docker-alpine-base.git
cd docker-alpine-base

To build, run:

bin/build

To use the console, run:

bin/console

To deploy a new version (i.e. 1.2.3), run:

bin/deploy 1.2.3

Deploying, without specifying a version, will default to tagging the image as latest. Best practice is to deploy both the latest version and specific tag. Example:

bin/deploy
bin/deploy 1.2.3

Tests

To test, run:

bin/console
bash --version
curl --version
git --version
gpg --version
openssl version
ssh -V
vim --version

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