Introduction to the Node.js reference architecture, Part 5: Building good containers

Containers are often the unit of deployment in modern applications. An application is built into one or more container images using Docker or Podman, and then those images are deployed into production. A container packages code (in our case, written in Node.js) along with its dependencies so that they can be easily deployed as a unit. The Open Container Initiative (OCI) defines the standard for what makes up a container. This article dives into the discussions that went into creating the Buildin...

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