ECO-ARC-ARCH-017 — Inefficient container image size¶

Category: Architecture (ARC)
Family: Architecture (ARCH)
Layer: Architecture
Tier: 2
Severity: note
Tags: containers, images
Legacy ID: ECO-ARCH-017

Summary¶

Large images increase pull time and wasted storage/transfer.

Slim images reduce bandwidth and speed deploys.

{
  "confidence": 0.55,
  "notes": "Often quick win.",
  "type": "network"
}

{
  "languages": [
    "infra"
  ],
  "method": "trace"
}

{
  "guidance": "Use multi-stage builds and minimal base images.",
  "tradeoffs": "Build refactor."
}

{
  "system_layers": [
    "architecture"
  ]
}