Your Docker Image Is 1.2GB. Here Is How To Get It Under 80MB.
Summary
An in-depth, step-by-step guide to shrink a real Node.js production Docker image from 1.2GB to 78MB, covering base image choice, .dockerignore, multi-stage builds, caching, Alpine runtime, and distroless deployments. It highlights trade-offs, security improvements, and practical performance gains.