# Multi-stage build — production-optimized FROM node:20-alpine AS base RUN -weight: 500;">apk add --no-cache libc6-compat FROM base AS deps WORKDIR /app COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./ RUN corepack -weight: 500;">enable pnpm && pnpm -weight: 500;">install --frozen-lockfile FROM base AS builder WORKDIR /app COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules COPY . . RUN npx prisma generate RUN pnpm build FROM base AS runner WORKDIR /app ENV NODE_ENV=production RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./ COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static USER nextjs EXPOSE 3000 ENV PORT=3000 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s ---weight: 500;">start-period=5s --retries=3 \ CMD -weight: 500;">wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1 CMD ["node", "server.js"] # Multi-stage build — production-optimized FROM node:20-alpine AS base RUN -weight: 500;">apk add --no-cache libc6-compat FROM base AS deps WORKDIR /app COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./ RUN corepack -weight: 500;">enable pnpm && pnpm -weight: 500;">install --frozen-lockfile FROM base AS builder WORKDIR /app COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules COPY . . RUN npx prisma generate RUN pnpm build FROM base AS runner WORKDIR /app ENV NODE_ENV=production RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./ COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static USER nextjs EXPOSE 3000 ENV PORT=3000 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s ---weight: 500;">start-period=5s --retries=3 \ CMD -weight: 500;">wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1 CMD ["node", "server.js"] # Multi-stage build — production-optimized FROM node:20-alpine AS base RUN -weight: 500;">apk add --no-cache libc6-compat FROM base AS deps WORKDIR /app COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./ RUN corepack -weight: 500;">enable pnpm && pnpm -weight: 500;">install --frozen-lockfile FROM base AS builder WORKDIR /app COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules COPY . . RUN npx prisma generate RUN pnpm build FROM base AS runner WORKDIR /app ENV NODE_ENV=production RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./ COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static USER nextjs EXPOSE 3000 ENV PORT=3000 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s ---weight: 500;">start-period=5s --retries=3 \ CMD -weight: 500;">wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1 CMD ["node", "server.js"] # -weight: 500;">docker-compose.yml — Development services: app: build: . ports: ["3000:3000"] environment: DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:postgres@db:5432/app REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379 depends_on: db: { condition: service_healthy } redis: { condition: service_started } db: image: postgres:16-alpine environment: POSTGRES_DB: app POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres volumes: ["pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data"] healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"] interval: 5s timeout: 5s retries: 5 redis: image: redis:7-alpine volumes: ["redis-data:/data"] volumes: pgdata: redis-data: # -weight: 500;">docker-compose.yml — Development services: app: build: . ports: ["3000:3000"] environment: DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:postgres@db:5432/app REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379 depends_on: db: { condition: service_healthy } redis: { condition: service_started } db: image: postgres:16-alpine environment: POSTGRES_DB: app POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres volumes: ["pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data"] healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"] interval: 5s timeout: 5s retries: 5 redis: image: redis:7-alpine volumes: ["redis-data:/data"] volumes: pgdata: redis-data: # -weight: 500;">docker-compose.yml — Development services: app: build: . ports: ["3000:3000"] environment: DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:postgres@db:5432/app REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379 depends_on: db: { condition: service_healthy } redis: { condition: service_started } db: image: postgres:16-alpine environment: POSTGRES_DB: app POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres volumes: ["pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data"] healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"] interval: 5s timeout: 5s retries: 5 redis: image: redis:7-alpine volumes: ["redis-data:/data"] volumes: pgdata: redis-data: - Multi-stage Docker builds reduce image size from 1GB+ to 100-200 MB. All three implement this correctly. - Docker Compose for development gives every developer the same environment — database, Redis, mail server included. - CI/CD integration varies. Bedrock includes GitHub Actions for build/test/deploy. Enterprise Boilerplate includes build pipelines. SaaSrock has basic CI. - Health check endpoints are critical for container orchestrators. Bedrock and Enterprise Boilerplate include them. SaaSrock requires manual setup. - Most boilerplates ignore Docker entirely. ShipFast, Supastarter, Makerkit, T3 Stack — deploy to Vercel or figure it out yourself. - Deploying to AWS/GCP/Azure — ECS, Cloud Run, AKS all use containers - Enterprise customers require on-premises — Docker runs behind any firewall - Team development consistency — everyone runs the same stack, same versions - CI/CD pipeline — build once, deploy to staging and production - Multiple services — database, Redis, background workers, main app - Compliance requirements — reproducible, auditable builds - Vercel/Netlify is sufficient — serverless deployment, no containers needed - Solo developer — your local environment is the only environment - Simple SaaS — single app, managed database, no background workers - Enterprise deployment — K8s manifests, health probes, structured logging - Multi-environment pipelines — build → staging → production with the same image - Compliance matters — auditable builds, Docker security scanning - Next.js + Docker — optimized standalone builds, health checks, CI/CD - Moderate complexity — PostgreSQL + Redis + app in Docker Compose - Remix + Docker — the only Remix boilerplate with proper Docker support - Full development stack — database, email server, and app all containerized