🐳 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 “why is my Docker image suddenly 500 MB bigger?” and had to git bisect through builds manually? I created Docker Time Machine (DTM) – 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
  • Layer‑by‑layer comparisons between commits
  • Highlights the exact commit that added the most weight (or optimized the image)

Repository

Docker Time Machine on GitHub

Feedback

I’d love feedback from anyone who’s been burned by mysterious image bloat. 🔥

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