# chainguard image registry

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## Get Smart in Five Minutes: Container images 101

DevFeed: [Get Smart in Five Minutes: Container images 101](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/get-smart-in-five-minutes-container-images-101-13061.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/get-smart-in-five-minutes-container-images-101>)

Published: 2024-06-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container.md>), [chainguard image registry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-image-registry.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [chainguard-image-registry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-image-registry.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [get-smart-in-five-minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/get-smart-in-five-minutes.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

### AI overview

This introductory article presents the first episode of Chainguard's Get Smart in 5 Minutes series, explaining container images, their components, how to choose them, and why they support portable, efficient, secure, and scalable application deployment.

### Source excerpt

New to container images? Our quick guide will teach you the fundamentals in no time, covering everything from what they are to how they're used.

## Building Chainguard's container image registry

DevFeed: [Building Chainguard's container image registry](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-chainguard-s-container-image-registry-12903.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/building-chainguards-container-image-registry>)

Published: 2023-05-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [chainguard images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-images.md>), [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [OpenID connect (OIDC)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oidc.md>), [Cloudflare](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloudflare.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-image-registry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-image-registry.md>), [cloudflare](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloudflare.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [container-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-image.md>), [container-image-registry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-image-registry.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [github-container-registry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-container-registry.md>), [hardened-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardened-image.md>), [minimal-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minimal-image.md>), [oidc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oidc.md>), [registry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/registry.md>), [secure-by-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-by-design.md>), [secure-container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-container-images.md>), [secure-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-images.md>), [secure-minimal-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-minimal-image.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software-supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-supply-chain-security.md>)

### AI overview

Chainguard explains why it built its own passwordless container image registry to improve security, control distribution, and manage costs. The registry is built on Cloudflare R2, uses short-lived OIDC credentials, and allows GitHub Actions workflows--not individual employees--to push images.

### Source excerpt

We built a passwordless container image registry with a focus on security to sustain the foundation for ongoing product growth & feature additions for our users.