# Chainguard Image now available for Postgres

DevFeed: [Chainguard Image now available for Postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/chainguard-image-now-available-for-postgres-12949.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/chainguard-image-now-available-for-postgres>)

Published: 2023-03-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

Topics: [chainguard images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-images.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [vulnerability scanning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability-scanning.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [compiler-hardening](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compiler-hardening.md>), [container-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-image.md>), [cosign](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cosign.md>), [cves](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cves.md>), [database-hardened-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database-hardened-image.md>), [hardened-container-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardened-container-image.md>), [memory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory.md>), [memory-safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory-safety.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>), [postgres-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres-image.md>), [relational-database-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/relational-database-image.md>), [sboms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sboms.md>), [secure-database-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-database-image.md>), [slsa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/slsa.md>), [sql-database-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql-database-image.md>), [wolfi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wolfi.md>)

## AI overview

Chainguard announces a hardened Postgres container image built on Wolfi. The image runs as a non-root user, is built from source with compiler hardening and memory safety features, is 43MB in size, and aims to reduce known CVEs. It also includes SBOMs and provenance information to support vulnerability scanning and license compliance.

## Source excerpt

Run Postgres, now available as a Chainguard Image, as a hardened container image built on Wolfi. Secure Postgres images by default and reduce their size by 90%.