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Most people seem to be using Docker with distro-based images, ie. start with ubuntu and then add their own app on top etc. Is anyone using more application-oriented images, ie. start with empty image and add just your application and its dependencies?

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I'm doing this, but starting with the minimal 80MB debian:stable image and then using apt-get to grab my dependencies. The 80MB covers the dependencies for apt-get.

I believe the centos images are also minimal, but the ubuntu image starts out much larger.

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