We try to build our images with as few layers as possible to reduce size, pull, and startup times. However, we usually don't go as far as using minimal linux distros like alpine, in order for our production containers to be easily debuggable with vi, etc...

Example usage:

docker run -v /path/to/some/application.jar:/app/application.jar mnubo/jre8 -jar /app/application.jar

Sources: https://github.com/mnubo/docker-images⁠