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title: "Choosing a base image"
description: "How can you choose a base image by runtime and update requirements?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T28.07/"
topicId: "T28.07"
---

> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you choose a base image by runtime and update requirements?

## What we will work through

Choose a base image by runtime and update requirements.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Dockerfiles and build-step caching.

- [Dockerfiles and build-step caching](/en/articles/topics/T28.01/)