https://blog.devops-monk.com/tags/containers/Recent content in Containers on Devops MonkHugoen-usMon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.devops-monk.com/tutorials/java11/production-best-practices/Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.devops-monk.com/tutorials/java11/production-best-practices/Production Readiness Checklist [ ] JDK distribution chosen and version pinned [ ] Heap and Metaspace sized correctly [ ] GC selected and tuned for your workload [ ] Container-aware JVM flags set [ ] AppCDS archive built for faster startup [ ] JFR always-on recording configured [ ] GC logging enabled with rotation [ ] Security-related algorithms locked down [ ] Thread and connection pool sizes verified [ ] JVM exit flags prevent silent crashes Baseline JVM Flags for Java 11 Start with these flags and tune from here:https://blog.devops-monk.com/tutorials/spring-boot/spring-boot-docker/Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.devops-monk.com/tutorials/spring-boot/spring-boot-docker/Packaging your Spring Boot application as a Docker container is the standard way to deploy it — to Kubernetes, cloud platforms, or any container runtime. This article covers building production-quality images. The Naive Dockerfile (Don’t Use This) FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jdk COPY target/order-service.jar app.jar ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "app.jar"] Problems: 600MB+ image (JDK, not JRE) No layer caching — every code change rebuilds the whole JAR layer Runs as root (security risk) No health check Layered JARs (Better Cache Utilization) Spring Boot 3 creates layered JARs by default.https://blog.devops-monk.com/2026/05/spring-boot-docker-guide/Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.devops-monk.com/2026/05/spring-boot-docker-guide/There are three ways to containerise a Spring Boot application: a naive single-stage Dockerfile, a proper multi-stage Dockerfile with layered JARs, and Cloud Native Buildpacks. Each has different tradeoffs in build speed, image size, and maintenance overhead. This guide covers all three approaches, explains why layered JARs matter for CI/CD speed, and shows how to produce small, secure, production-ready images. The Problem with the Naive Dockerfile Most tutorials show this: