Google DevelopersWhat is Jib?
Jib builds Docker and OCI images for your Java applications and is available as plugins for Maven and Gradle.
Jib is a tool in the Container Registry category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Fast - Deploy your changes fast. Jib separates your application into multiple layers, splitting dependencies from classes. Now you don’t have to wait for Docker to rebuild your entire Java application - just deploy the layers that changed.Reproducible - Rebuilding your container image with the same contents always generates the same image. Never trigger an unnecessary update again.Daemonless - Reduce your CLI dependencies. Build your Docker image from within Maven or Gradle and push to any registry of your choice. No more writing Dockerfiles and calling docker build/push.
Jib Pros & Cons
Pros of Jib
- ✓No docker files to maintain
- ✓Build is faster than Docker
- ✓Coder friendly with Maven and Gradle plugins
- ✓Native
Cons of Jib
No cons listed yet.
Jib Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Jib?
Kubernetes
Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers. It handles scheduling onto nodes in a compute cluster and actively manages workloads to ensure that their state matches the users declared intentions.
Docker Compose
With Compose, you define a multi-container application in a single file, then spin your application up in a single command which does everything that needs to be done to get it running.
Rancher
Rancher is an open source container management platform that includes full distributions of Kubernetes, Apache Mesos and Docker Swarm, and makes it simple to operate container clusters on any cloud or infrastructure platform.
