netalertx-docker-build

Automate Docker image builds using docker buildx pipelines that produce both test and production images with explicit tagging and multi-stage builds. This standardizes images across environments and reduces drift between local, CI, and staging setups.

Yes. Docker Compose workflows with buildx let you define reproducible container configurations. Use `docker compose up -d --build --force-recreate` to ensure your image includes production-aligned dependencies every time.

Standardize Docker images by using the same build process, dependencies, and tagging strategy for both test and production. Multi-stage builds and explicit versioning guarantee parity across local development, CI pipelines, and staging.

docker buildx enables scriptable, reproducible image builds suitable for CI pipelines. It supports multi-stage builds and explicit tagging, making it ideal for automating test and production image creation in continuous integration workflows.

Build the test image with `docker buildx build -t netalertx-test .` and launch containers using Docker Compose. This ensures dependencies align between local testing and production deployment, eliminating environment surprises.

Environment drift causes tests to pass locally but fail in production. Standardized Docker images built from the same Dockerfile and dependencies using docker buildx eliminate this risk by guaranteeing consistency across all stages.