๐Ÿณ I built a tool to find exactly which commit bloated your Docker image

Published: (December 4, 2025 at 08:57 AM EST)
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Source: Dev.to

Source: Dev.to

Overview

Ever wondered โ€œwhy is my Docker image suddenly 500โ€ฏMB bigger?โ€ and had to git bisect through builds manually? I created Docker Time Machine (DTM) โ€“ a tool that walks through your Git history, builds the image at each commit, and shows you exactly where the bloat happened.

Features

  • Interactive charts displaying size trends over time
  • Layerโ€‘byโ€‘layer comparisons between commits
  • Highlights the exact commit that added the most weight (or optimized the image)

Repository

Docker Time Machine on GitHub

Feedback

Iโ€™d love feedback from anyone whoโ€™s been burned by mysterious image bloat. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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