VCNNGR Minideb

Based on Bitnami Minideb - A minimalist Debian-based image for containers.

Attribution & License

This project is a fork of Bitnami Minideb maintaining full attribution to the original work.

Original Copyright: Copyright 2016-2024 Broadcom. All Rights Reserved.
License: Apache License 2.0

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Usage

docker run --rm -it vcnngr/minideb:bookworm

Distributions available:

• bookworm (Debian 12)
• trixie (Debian 13 testing)
• bullseye (Debian 11)
• latest (trixie)

Features

• Small: ~100MB vs ~200MB standard Debian
• Daily Updates: Security patches within 24h
• Multi-Arch: AMD64 and ARM64
• Reproducible: Every build is verified
• Quality: Debian official packages via apt

install_packages

Convenience command for package installation:

install_packages nginx postgresql redis

Handles retries, cleanup, and optimization automatically.

Building

Build All

sudo make

Build Specific Distribution

sudo make bookworm

Multi-Architecture

./qemu_build bookworm arm64

CI/CD

Uses Jenkins on Kubernetes for automated builds. See Jenkinsfile.

Security

• Daily automated builds
• Security updates from Debian
• Trivy vulnerability scanning
• Debian Security Tracker for CVEs

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Acknowledgments

Built on the excellent work of the Bitnami team.

Original Project: https://github.com/bitnami/minideb

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