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<strong>TL;DR:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/oracle/smith" target="_blank">Smith</a> can shrink a 69MB <a href="https://httpd.apache.org/" target="_blank">apache httpd</a> container down to under 2MB, resulting in space savings of 97%, while making it more secure and easier to operate. Constructing <a href="https://blogs.oracle.com/developers/the-microcontainer-manifesto" target="_blank">microcontainers</a> can require some tricky modifications, however, so some practice with the tool is useful.