# Can Discourse ship frequent Docker images that do not need to be bootstrapped? **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-ship-frequent-docker-images-that-do-not-need-to-be-bootstrapped/33205 **Category:** Development **Created:** [9월 14, 2015, 7:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-ship-frequent-docker-images-that-do-not-need-to-be-bootstrapped/33205 "2015-09-14T07:01:52Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 120
### Author: ![ibnesayeed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ibnesayeed/32/120427_2.png) [@ibnesayeed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ibnesayeed) #### Post date: [6월 1, 2017, 1:55오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-ship-frequent-docker-images-that-do-not-need-to-be-bootstrapped/33205/120 "2017-06-01T13:55:02Z")
@mpalmer, if suitable, please merge the following thread here. I was thinking of posting here in the first place, but I thought that this thread is already loaded with problem descriptions and justifications, so a potential solution perhaps would be better suited in a separate thread. > [@Docker image improvements using multi-stage builds and build args](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-image-improvements-using-multi-stage-builds-and-build-args/63677): > > People coming from the Docker background, but new to Discourse, often seem to wonder about question like: How the Docker image is setup? Why do we need a bootstrap process? Why is there a launcher script? Why can’t we just use pure Docker or compose based setup? There is [a long conversation about these things](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-ship-frequent-docker-images-that-do-not-need-to-be-bootstrapped/33205) already. @sam has recently summarized some long-term priorities while responding to a similar set of questions in the following points: That said, I think some [recent advances in the …](https://ordina-jworks.github.io/conference/2017/04/18/DockerCon-Multi-Stage-Builds-And-More.html) --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-ship-frequent-docker-images-that-do-not-need-to-be-bootstrapped/33205)._