What approaches and methods help minimize overhead when using virtualization in Docker?

The following approaches are used to minimize overhead when using virtualization in Docker:

• Using lightweight base images — for example, Alpine Linux, which is significantly smaller in size than standard images.
• Multi-stage builds — allow reducing the final image size by excluding unnecessary files and dependencies.
• Layer caching — Docker caches layers so that unchanged parts are not rebuilt during subsequent builds.
• Optimizing Dockerfile — combining RUN commands, minimizing the number of layers.
• Using volumes to store data outside the container to avoid increasing the image size.
• Resource limits for containers (CPU, memory) to prevent excessive consumption.

These methods help speed up container startup, reduce disk space usage, and improve overall efficiency with Docker.