Buildah
Spicy — senior dev territoryCI/CD & DevOps
ELI5 — The Vibe Check
Buildah builds container images without needing Docker running. It's like having a recipe (Dockerfile) but cooking without a professional kitchen. Useful in CI environments where you can't run a Docker daemon.
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