I avoid Docker for precisely that reason! I have one system running on Docker across our whole org - Stirling-PDF providing some basic PDF services for internal use. Each time I update it I have to watch it download 700mb of Docker stuff, instead of just doing an in-place upgrade of a few files.

I get that there are advantages in shipping stuff like this. But having seen PHP stuff work for decades with in-place deploys and no build process I am just continually disappointed with how much worse the experience has become.