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by rgoulter 1022 days ago
> What is the difference between "native understanding of nix packages" versus DIY putting your project derivation into dockerTools.buildImage?

This is addressed in the readme FAQ. https://github.com/pdtpartners/nix-snapshotter#faq

If you're running Nix-based images on Kubernetes, seems like this tool has reduced overhead / storage compared to if you build an OCI/Docker image.