January 2025 — Amsterdam/meldingen-frontend: focused container optimization to accelerate deployments and reduce runtime costs. Key feature delivered: Docker image size reduction by switching the Dockerfile base image from node:20 to node:20-alpine, resulting in a smaller public image. This work is tracked in commit 0d59dc3ff04274538f059a4fc262a388989d005a with message 'Use alpine base for public image (#654)'. No major bugs fixed this month. Overall impact: faster deployment, smaller image footprints, quicker start times, reduced bandwidth and storage costs, and a cleaner security posture with a smaller base. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Docker, Alpine-based images, Node.js containerization, and emphasis on reproducible builds and size optimization. Business value: shorter release cycles, improved reliability, and scalable deployments.