Why should you use `alpine` images?

Alpine images are used because they:

1. Are lighter and smaller in size A base Alpine image weighs ~5 MB instead of hundreds of megabytes for regular images. This speeds up downloading and deployment.

2. Start and transfer faster Because of their small size, containers start up faster and are uploaded faster to CI/CD, the registry, and the server.

3. Are more secure by default Alpine contains a minimum of packages, which means fewer potential vulnerabilities.

4. Are convenient for simple applications The image has the apk package manager, which is enough for typical tasks (installing the needed dependencies and libraries).

Summary: Alpine is used to reduce image size, speed up building/deployment, and lower the number of potential vulnerabilities.