# Create and build a Docker Hardened Image — syntax=dhi.io/build:2-alpine3.23

> name: Nginx mainline image: my-registry/my-nginx variant: runtime tags: "1.29" platforms: linux/amd64 linux/arm64 contents: repositories: keyring: packages: alpine-baselayout-data busybox musl-utils nginx=1.29.5-r1 builds: name: nginx contents: repositories: keyring: packages: alpine-baselayout-data

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name: Nginx mainline image: my-registry/my-nginx variant: runtime tags: "1.29" platforms: linux/amd64 linux/arm64

contents: repositories: keyring: packages: alpine-baselayout-data busybox musl-utils nginx=1.29.5-r1 builds: name: nginx contents: repositories: keyring: packages: alpine-baselayout-data bash musl-utils nginx=1.29.5-r1 pipeline: name: install runs: | set -eux -o pipefail

accounts: run-as: nginx users: name: nginx uid: 65532 gid: 65532 groups: name: nginx gid: 65532 members: nginx name: www-data gid: 82

os-release: name: Docker Hardened Images (Alpine) id: alpine version-id: "3.23" pretty-name: Docker Hardened Images/Alpine Linux v3.23 home-url: bug-report-url

environment: NGINX_VERSION: 1.29.5-r1

annotations: org.opencontainers.image.description: A minimal Nginx image org.opencontainers.image.licenses: BSD-2-Clause

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```text
Key patterns in this definition:

| Element     | Description                                                                |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `contents`  | Each build stage has its own `contents` section. Include packages needed only during the build, such as `bash`. |
| `pipeline`  | Contains named steps that run shell commands. Always start scripts with `set -eux -o pipefail`. |
| `outputs`   | Copies results from the build stage into the final image. Setting `diff: true` copies only files that changed, keeping the image minimal. |
| `accounts`  | Nginx uses a dedicated `nginx` user (UID 65532) instead of `nonroot`. The `www-data` group (GID 82) is also created for web server compatibility. |
| `musl-utils` | Required in both the main and build packages for Alpine-based Nginx images. |
```

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