Chainguard Containers

Using chainctl to Manage Custom Assembly Resources
How to use chainctl to manage Custom Assembly resources.
How End-of-Life Software Accumulates Vulnerabilities
A conceptual article outlining the risk involved with using EOL software and how EOL images accrue vulnerabilities.
How to Pull Packages from Chainguard Package Repositories through Artifactory
Tutorial for setting up remote Artifactory repositories as pull-through caches for apk packages from Chainguard's package repositories.
STIGs for Chainguard Containers
A conceptual overview of Security Technical Implementation Guides, which are available for Chainguard Containers.
Migrating to Node.js Chainguard Containers
Learn how to migrate Node.js applications to Chainguard Containers for reduced vulnerabilities, smaller image sizes, and automated security patching
How to Port a Sample Application to Chainguard Containers
This article works through porting a small but complete application to use Chainguard Containers. As we'll see, this is relatively straightforward, but it is important to be aware of some of the differences to other common images.
Getting Started with Distroless Container Images
Why distroless containers are more secure: Chainguard's approach removes shells, package managers, and unnecessary components to minimize attack surface while maintaining compatibility