Remote daemon over SSH

Run docker against a remote daemon over SSH; no exposed TCP socket needed

docker context create remote --docker host=ssh://<host> && docker context use remote
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  • Hardened read-only container
    docker run --read-only --tmpfs /tmp --security-opt no-new-privileges --cap-drop ALL <name>

    Immutable rootfs, writable /tmp only, block privilege escalation; container hardening

  • Watch for OOM kills
    docker events --filter event=oom --filter type=container

    Stream live OOM events to catch memory-limited containers being killed

  • Multi-platform build and push
    docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -t reg/img:tag --push .

    Cross-compile and push directly to registry with BuildKit

  • Run container with env file
    docker run --rm -it --env-file .env -p 8000:8000 img:tag

    Local run with env vars from file; --rm auto-removes on exit

  • Inspect image layers
    docker history --no-trunc img:tag

    See each layer, its command, and size; identify bloat

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