# A Better Way to Consume Third-Party Applications

DevFeed: [A Better Way to Consume Third-Party Applications](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-better-way-to-consume-third-party-applications-12855.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/a-better-way-to-consume-third-party-applications>)

Published: 2025-02-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>), [nginx](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nginx.md>), [Cloud Native Ecosystem](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-native-ecosystem.md>), [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>), [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clickhouse.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [argocd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/argocd.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [container-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-image.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [hardening](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardening.md>), [mysql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mysql.md>), [nginx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nginx.md>), [third-party-applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/third-party-applications.md>)

## AI overview

Chainguard presents Application Images as a safer way to consume third-party applications such as MySQL, Postgres, ClickHouse, NGINX, and developer tools. The minimal images are built from source and intended to reduce container attack surfaces and CVE exposure.

## Source excerpt

Chainguard Containers are a great way to consume third party applications like MySQL, NGINX, ArgoCD, and others while reducing size and CVEs.