A script for removing unnecessary junk from your docker images.
This repository also contains an Arch Linux package to automatically perform the cleanup whenever a package is installed, updated, or removed via pacman.
You probably shouldn't install this package on your local machine.
# 0. Build package stage
FROM archlinux as builder
RUN set -ex; \
pacman --noprogressbar --noconfirm -Syyu base-devel git
USER nobody
WORKDIR /tmp
RUN set -ex; \
git clone https://github.com/t-richards/slimify; \
cd slimify; \
makepkg -s
# 1. Runtime image
FROM archlinux
COPY --from=builder /tmp/slimify/*.pkg.tar.zst /opt/
RUN set -ex; \
# Install custom-built package from previous stage
pacman --noprogressbar --noconfirm -U /opt/*.pkg.tar.zst; \
# Your image build steps here
pacman --noprogressbar --noconfirm -Syy ruby-docs🎉 That's it! Any time you install, upgrade, or remove a package via pacman, slimify will automatically purge the filesystem of unneeded files.
# 0. Runtime image
FROM alpine
COPY --chmod=755 slimify.script /usr/bin/slimify
RUN set -ex; \
# Your image build steps here
apk add --no-cache --update ruby; \
# Run slimify to manually clean things up
slimify