Containerfirst
Containerfirst is a design and operational paradigm that prioritizes containerization as the primary unit of packaging and deployment for software applications. The approach emphasizes running software inside container runtimes, with dependency isolation, reproducible environments, and portability across different hosting environments.
Practices associated with containerfirst include packaging applications into container images, distributing them via registries, and orchestrating
History and usage: The term emerged with the rise of cloud-native computing and container technology in the
Benefits include portability across clouds and environments, scalable deployment, operational consistency, and improved isolation between components.
Challenges include managing image security and provenance, image sprawl from multiple variants, and operational complexity of
Related topics include containerization, Docker, container runtimes, Kubernetes, microservices, and cloud-native computing.