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  • timconsidineT
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    timconsidine
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    wrote last edited by timconsidine
    #1

    In https://docs.cloudron.io/packaging/cheat-sheet, there is this comment :

    Do not put PHP, Node, or pip/venv back into cloudron/base.

    It reads strangely to me, almost a note for cloudron base image builders, rather than for app packagers. Maybe the emphasis is intended to be "into cloudron/base".

    Packagers using this "slim" package will likely need to add some language components.

    Can this document content be clarified ?

    Out of interest, I tested the main base image variants with a 'hello world' page :

    cloudron-base6:0.0.1 size: 1.19GB
    cloudron/node-base:24-20260920 size: 1.46GB
    cloudron/python-base:3.14-20260920 size: 1.26GB
    cloudron/php-base:8.5-20260920 size: 1.54GB

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    • fbartelsF
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      fbartels
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      #2

      Yes, i guess it should be phrased the other way around "if your app needs PHP, node or pip use the dedicated base images for these platforms"

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