erlang

docker29.0.2.0glibcsupported until 2029-05-1165M pulls

Official Docker image for Erlang, a programming language for building scalable real-time systems.

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Usage

Recommended variant

docker pull erlang:29.0.2.0-slim

slim = Debian-based, glibc, smaller than full — good default for production

Variants

Available tags

erlang:full

erlang:slimglibc

erlang:alpinemusl

Lifecycle

Support & EOL

latest29.0.2.0

pull size130MB compressed

OS EOLsupported until 2029-05-11

Known issues

Gotchas

Slim variant reduces size but may lack tools like rebar3 or build-essential.

Alpine variant uses musl libc; can break native ports compiled for glibc.

Version pinning recommended; :latest may pull breaking changes.

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