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Docker friendly Alpine Linux gets hardened Node.js

The NodeSource developed an enterprise-oriented NSolid Node.js runtime for Docker containers. The NSolid for Alpine Linux is intended to work seamlessly with Alpine Linux.

The NSolid Node.js runtime contains three critical enterprise technologies namely the Linux kernel, Docker containers and Node.js server-side JavaScript applications.

The containers using the Alpine will require about a maximum of 8MB and in the disk it takes about 130MB. Alpine is usually seen on the rise among Linux users due to Alpine’ s small footprint and security capabilities and it also offers security enhancements to prevent an array of zero-day and other vulnerabilities that could happen. The users can get a secure option of running the node applications in containers.

The Alpine is generally built around musl library and BusyBox utilities intended for power users. NSolid was previously available for AWS, Google Cloud platform and Microsoft Azure.

Tag : Linux Node.js Docker
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What are system requirements for Docker for Mac?
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You need a Mac that supports hardware virtualization and can run at least macOS 10.11 (macOS El Capitan). See also What to know before you install in the install guide.
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How to use this image?
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Create a Dockerfile in your Node.js app project
# specify the node base image with your desired version node:
FROM node:6
# replace this with your application's default port
EXPOSE 8888
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What is Node.js?
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Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
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How to Build Your Own Docker Images?
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Tiny containers means more compute resources left over for actual… computing! Alpine Linux is particularly tiny. It says so, right on the tin: “Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based.”

Do you like saving money? I like saving money. Better resource utilization means happy bank accounts.

Let’s take a closer look at Alpine Linux on Docker. Heck, while we’re at it let’s build our own image.