Explore if SquashFS can be used to shrink size of packaged Docker containers
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Description
Inspired by this article: https://cldellow.com/2018/06/22/sqlite-parquet-vtable.html#sqlite-database-indexed--squashed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SquashFS is "a compressed read-only file system for Linux" - which means it could be a really nice fit for Datasette and its read-only SQLite databases.
It would be interesting to explore a Dockerfile recipe that used SquashFS to compress the SQLite database file that was bundled up by datasette package and friends.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked article and SquashFS description, then inspect how datasette package bundles read-only SQLite databases. Done means the feasibility is established and a reproducible Dockerfile recipe is provided if SquashFS meaningfully reduces the packaged container size.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, python, sqlite
- Domain
- databases, devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100