How to secure your Docker containers! (5 practical tips with example Dockerfiles! 🐳)

While Docker containers provide many great security features out of the box, there are still many important considerations to ensure your application and data are protected.

In this video, I share five techniques that can help make your production containers more secure!

Cheers!

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Example webserver code
0:48 - Naive Dockerfile
1:00 - Tip #1: Don't run the container as the root user
1:37 - Tip #2: Use a multi-stage build + distroless base image
2:54 - Tip #3: Harden the security of the host system
3:43 - Tip #4: Use a container image scanner to detect vulnerabilities
4:47 - Tip #5: Don't install/configure things within the Dockerfile without understanding the potential risks
5:15 - Closing thoughts

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