There are three ways to create a minimal installation for MATLAB Runtime:
Option 1: Create custom MATLAB Runtime installer (R2024b+)
Starting from R2024b, application developers can use the 'compiler.runtime.customInstaller' function to create a custom MATLAB Runtime installer with a minimal size footprint that installs only the MATLAB Runtime components required to run one or more applications created with MATLAB Compiler or MATLAB Compiler SDK. See this documentation page:
Option 2: Create a Docker container
Since R2023b, another option is to use the 'compiler.runtime.createDockerImage' function to create a custom MATLAB Runtime Docker® image that can run multiple applications. See this documentation page:
Option 3: Use Application Compiler GUI to create an application installer
Furthermore, there is the option to use Application Packaging which has been available since MATLAB R2016a. See the following MATLAB Answer for details:
