Create and build a Docker Hardened Image — Explore the catalog for reference
The DHI catalog repository is open source under Apache 2.0 and contains every official image definition.
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The DHI catalog repository is open source under Apache 2.0 and contains every official image definition. Studying existing definitions is the best way to learn the YAML patterns for different image types.
The catalog follows this directory structure
Each image organizes its variants by distribution. Images support multiple variant types
A runtime variant is minimal and typically runs as a non-root user. A dev variant adds a shell, package manager, and development tools. A compatibility variant adds common shell utilities such as bash, coreutils, grep, and sed for use with existing workflows. Compatibility images use the flavor: compat field alongside a runtime or dev variant. A compatibility-dev variant combines the compatibility packages with dev tools.
Some images also support additional flavors such as sfw (software framework) variants. Refer to the catalog for the full list of av
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