apparently alpine linux doesn't have the correct Glibc libraries to run the fusionreactor agent, so the jvm fails to launch commandbox when its installed

My suggestion would be to try the Ubuntu or RHEL based images then

Good to know about the JDK vs JRE, do you most recommend using the standard image based on ubuntu or these new RHEL images? commandbox:jdk11-3.7.6 vs commandbox:jdk11-ubi9-3.7.6

For me, the former. Ubuntu’s package manager gives you a lot of flexibility if you need to install additional software. I know the UBI by Red Hat offers some additional containerization optimizations, though, but I haven’t benchmarked the differences

Thats good enough for me, I appreciate your input Jon, thanks