Docker and CI/CD · Junior · Question 33 of 75

What is a common gotcha with Alpine-based images?

✓Correct answer: They use musl instead of glibc, which can break native modules
2They can't run Node.js applications at all
3They are larger than Debian images but start faster

Explanation

Alpine is tiny, but prebuilt native binaries compiled for glibc may fail or need rebuilding. Slim Debian images are a common alternative.

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