# 10 Docker Security Best Practices

DevFeed: [10 Docker Security Best Practices](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/10-docker-security-best-practices-7763.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/10-docker-image-security-best-practices/>)

Author: Liran Tal; Omer Levi Hevroni

Published: 2025-01-08T18:58:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [container-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-security.md>), [Dockerfile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dockerfile.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>)

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## AI overview

This article explains Docker security across image builds, container runtime, supply-chain risks, and orchestration. It presents best practices including using minimal or distroless base images, multi-stage builds, reducing attack surface, and running containers with the least privilege. It also references Docker Hub, Kubernetes, Helm, Alpine Linux, Go, C, Debian, Node, and Google distroless images.

## Source excerpt

Understand the basics of Docker security best practices with our Docker Cheat Sheet to improve container security.