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Standardizing Container Builds with Buildpacks
Eliminate Dockerfiles and standardize OCI image creation for both GKE and Cloud Run using Cloud Native Buildpacks.
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The Dockerfile Dilemma
Maintaining Dockerfiles across dozens of AI microservices leads to inconsistent security practices, bloated image sizes, and maintenance overhead. Cloud Native Buildpacks solve this by automatically detecting the application framework and building secure, optimal OCI images without a Dockerfile.
Heroku Builder & Pack CLIBy integrating the pack CLI into Jenkins pipelines, we can standardize our build process. Utilizing builder images like the Heroku builder ensures that every container (whether deployed to Cloud Run or GKE) receives the exact same OS layers and security patches.
groovy
def fullImageName = "${registry}/${appName}:${version}"
def command = "pack build \"${fullImageName}\" --builder \"heroku/builder:22\" --publish"
sh commandBuildpacks separate the concern of "how to run the code" from the application code itself.