Choose the right image

A worthy contender, bitnami. Similar to official images most of the times but there are cases that bitnami shines too, like MongoDB.

NodeJS

Help! My Node.js Docker Image Has Python 🐍 — Uncovering the Right Base Image for Your Node.js App.

[!CAUTION]

If you do not need to compile a NodeJS module from CPP it is best to use node:22-slim or any other slim versions!

This increases:

• Security, no shell, no other 3rd-party lib/pkg that you do not need.
• Cost efficiency, do not need too much space, less conflicting or issues with libs, less maintenance time on things that you ain’t even using.

PostgreSQL

• Same as NodeJS image we ain’t gonna use bullseye, bookworm, or the ones taged with a number since they are all fat images.
• In this case we use *-alpine* images.