Hands-On RESTful Web Services with ASP.NET Core 3

An overview of different Docker images

Microsoft provides various images, depending on what it is you're trying to achieve with your application. Let's take a look at the different Docker images supplied in the microsoft/dotnet repository in Docker Hub (https://hub.docker.com/u/microsoft/):

Image	Description	Size
mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/sdk:3.1	This image contains the whole SDK of .NET Core. It provides all of the tools to develop, run, and build your application. It is possible to use development commands such as dotnet run, dotnet ef, and the whole set of commands provided by the SDK.	690 MB
mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/runtime:3.1	This image contains the .NET Core runtime. It provides a way to run .NET Core applications, ...