Alpine - Base distributions

These containers are built from Alpine base with active apk sources (normal or archive).

• No additional package is installed.

The Dockerfiles are available in the fruafr/docker-alpine Github repository

The resulting docker containers are available in the fruafr/alpine Docker Hub

Versions History

Current

Alpine Version	Docker image tag	Current Version	Repo Branch
latest	docker pull fruafr/alpine:latest	3.22	latest
edge	docker pull fruafr/alpine:edge	?	edge

Versions History

Supported versions

Year Released	Alpine Version	Docker image tag	End ofLife	Repo Branch
2025	3.22	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.22	2027-05	3.22
2024	3.21	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.21	2026-11	3.21
2024	3.20	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.20	2026-04	3.20

Obsolete versions

Year Released	Alpine Version	Docker image tag	End of Life	Repo Branch
2023	3.19	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.19	2025-11	3.19
2023	3.18	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.18	2025-05	3.18
2022	3.17	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.17	2024-11	3.17
2022	3.16	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.16	2024-05	3.16
2021	3.15	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.15	2023-11	3.15
2021	3.14	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.14	2023-05	3.14
2021	3.13	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.13	2022-11	3.13
2020	3.12	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.12	2022-05	3.12
2019	3.11	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.11	2021-11	3.11
2019	3.10	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.10	2021-05	3.10
2019	3.9	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.9	2020-11	3.9
2018	3.8	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.8	2020-05	3.8
2017	3.7	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.7	2019-11	3.7
2017	3.6	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.6	2019-05	3.6
2016	3.5	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.5	2018-11	3.5
2016	3.4	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.4	2018-05	3.4
2015	3.3	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.3	2017-11	3.3
2015	3.2	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.2	2017-05	3.2
2014	3.1	docker pull fruafr/alpine:3.1	2016-11	3.1

Pull strategy

The repo branches are not merged, they live as individual branches.

Manually starting

docker run \
  --tty \
  --privileged \
  --volume /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro \
  fruafr/alpine

Official Distro Release Information

• To pull the latest official docker version : docker pull alpine:latest
• Alpine - Docker Hub
• Alpine - Releases

Current

Alpine Version	Docker image tag	Current Version	Repo Branch
latest	docker pull alpine:latest	3.22	latest
edge	docker pull alpine:edge	?	edge

Versions History

Supported versions

Year Released	Alpine Version	Docker image tag	End of Life	Repo Branch
2025	3.22	docker pull alpine:3.22	2027-05	3.22
2024	3.21	docker pull alpine:3.21	2026-11	3.21
2024	3.20	docker pull alpine:3.20	2026-04	3.20

Obsolete versions

Year Released	Alpine Version	Docker image tag	End of Life	Repo Branch
2023	3.19	docker pull alpine:3.19	2025-11	3.19
2023	3.18	docker pull alpine:3.18	2025-05	3.18
2022	3.17	docker pull alpine:3.17	2024-11	3.17
2022	3.16	docker pull alpine:3.16	2024-05	3.16
2021	3.15	docker pull alpine:3.15	2023-11	3.15
2021	3.14	docker pull alpine:3.14	2023-05	3.14
2021	3.13	docker pull alpine:3.13	2022-11	3.13
2020	3.12	docker pull alpine:3.12	2022-05	3.12
2019	3.11	docker pull alpine:3.11	2021-11	3.11
2019	3.10	docker pull alpine:3.10	2021-05	3.10
2019	3.9	docker pull alpine:3.9	2020-11	3.9
2018	3.8	docker pull alpine:3.8	2020-05	3.8
2017	3.7	docker pull alpine:3.7	2019-11	3.7
2017	3.6	docker pull alpine:3.6	2019-05	3.6
2016	3.5	docker pull alpine:3.5	2018-11	3.5
2016	3.4	docker pull alpine:3.4	2018-05	3.4
2015	3.3	docker pull alpine:3.3	2017-11	3.3
2015	3.2	docker pull alpine:3.2	2017-05	3.2
2014	3.1	docker pull alpine:3.1	2016-11	3.1

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Updated : 2025-11-15