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@@ -191,6 +191,22 @@ Alternatively, it is possible to use the `RABBITMQ_SERVER_ADDITIONAL_ERL_ARGS` e
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See [the "Official Images" FAQ](https://github.com/docker-library/faq#healthcheck) and [the discussion on docker-library/rabbitmq#174 (especially the large comment by Michael Klishin from RabbitMQ upstream)](https://github.com/docker-library/rabbitmq/pull/174#issuecomment-452002696) for a detailed explanation of why this image does not come with a default `HEALTHCHECK` defined, and for suggestions for implementing your own health/liveness/readiness checks.
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+# Image Variants
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+The `rabbitmq` images come in many flavors, each designed for a specific use case.
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+## `rabbitmq:<version>`
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+This is the defacto image. If you are unsure about what your needs are, you probably want to use this one. It is designed to be used both as a throw away container (mount your source code and start the container to start your app), as well as the base to build other images off of.
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+## `rabbitmq:<version>-alpine`
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+This image is based on the popular [Alpine Linux project](https://alpinelinux.org), available in [the `alpine` official image](https://hub.docker.com/_/alpine). Alpine Linux is much smaller than most distribution base images (~5MB), and thus leads to much slimmer images in general.
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+This variant is useful when final image size being as small as possible is your primary concern. The main caveat to note is that it does use [musl libc](https://musl.libc.org) instead of [glibc and friends](https://www.etalabs.net/compare_libcs.html), so software will often run into issues depending on the depth of their libc requirements/assumptions. See [this Hacker News comment thread](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10782897) for more discussion of the issues that might arise and some pro/con comparisons of using Alpine-based images.
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+To minimize image size, it's uncommon for additional related tools (such as `git` or `bash`) to be included in Alpine-based images. Using this image as a base, add the things you need in your own Dockerfile (see the [`alpine` image description](https://hub.docker.com/_/alpine/) for examples of how to install packages if you are unfamiliar).
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# License
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View [license information](https://www.rabbitmq.com/mpl.html) for the software contained in this image.
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