There's multiple wget Docker images with 5M+ pulls. Why?

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jalk · Accepted Answer

Plenty of kubernetes use cases where fetching some http resource and storing the result in a shared volume where some other container can access it. i.e.: * InitContainer in a pod * step in an Argo Workflow

paxys · Answer

Is the question why a wget container image exists or why there are multiple versions of it? The former &ndash; because it is useful. The latter &ndash; because there isn't a single official version so people just created their own, and others started downloading them.

readonthegoapp · Answer

I'm assuming the question is moreWhy are there multiple images doing the same thing?

wahern · Answer

For use in Kubernetes containers?

There's multiple wget Docker images with 5M+ pulls. Why?

There's multiple wget Docker images with 5M+ pulls. Why?

Plenty of kubernetes use cases where fetching some http resource and storing the result in a shared volume where some other container can access it. i.e.: * InitContainer in a pod * step in an Argo Workflow

Is the question why a wget container image exists or why there are multiple versions of it? The former – because it is useful. The latter – because there isn't a single official version so people just created their own, and others started downloading them.

I'm assuming the question is more
Why are there multiple images doing the same thing?

For use in Kubernetes containers?