erlang
Erlang Overview
Secure your stack with a hardened Erlang image freshly-built by Minimus. Minimus images always include the most up-to-date package version for all packages and dependencies contained in the image.
Erlang is a general-purpose programming language and runtime environment with built-in support for concurrency, distribution and fault tolerance.
Try It Out
To take the Minimus Erlang image for a test run we first need some Erlang code to compile. You can save the Erlang code below to a file named hello.erl:
-module(hello).
-export([main/0]).
main() ->
io:format("Hello, Minimus!~n"),
halt(0).Run the container with your current user to avoid permission issues:
docker run --rm \
-v "$(pwd)":/tmp \
--user $(id -u):$(id -g) \
reg.mini.dev/erlang sh -c "cd /tmp && erlc hello.erl && erl -noshell -s hello main"You should get the response Hello, Minimus!.
To run an interactive shell:
docker run -it --rm \
reg.mini.dev/erlangYou can run help(). to look up the help menu.
Technical Considerations
The Erlang image provided by Minimus is a slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image from Docker Hub. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.
Erlang built by Minimus:
- Runs as non-root by default for a security-first approach that protects against privilege escalation attacks. The public image runs as root.
- Drill down on the version specification tab to see the default user, listening ports, entrypoint, volumes, environment variables, etc.
The Payoff
A hardened, minimal image that will remain more secure for the long run and accrue vulnerabilities at a slower rate.
- See the risk reduction dashboard for a detailed CVE comparison over the past 30 days.
- Review the compliance report to see the default hardening and security configurations for the image.
Terms & Info
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