I avoided using alpine-based containers ever since finding out a lot of Linux server software is actually Linux + SystemD software. The union set API of both Linux and SystemD seems to be the default "Linux API" today.
I use alpine-based containers whenever I can just to keep the world safer from SystemD rotting Linux.
Never enabled sshd there... except on my PostmarketOS PineBook Pro... oh shit!
but alpine famously does not use systemd but openrc?