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Automate Docker Dependency Update.

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The article discusses the importance of managing dependencies in software projects, which are external libraries needed for an application to function properly. Here are some critical points:

It highlights the difficulties developers face, such as “dependency mismatch” bugs and the complexity of managing multiple codebases, which can lead to “dependency hell.

The focus is on using WhiteSource Renovate, a tool that automates dependency updates for Docker projects by checking and updating dependency declaration files and creating pull requests automatically.

It provides a step-by-step guide on how to configure Renovate for Docker projects, including setting up a GitHub personal access token and creating a docker-compose.yml file to run the Renovate Docker image.

Details here: https://everythingdevops.dev/automating-dependency-updates-for-docker-projects/

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