For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt.

Chainguard Containers

Getting started with the Chainguard Istio Containers
Learn how to deploy Istio service mesh using Chainguard's security-hardened Istio images with reduced vulnerabilities and minimal attack surface
Chainguard Containers network requirements
Using Chainguard Containers with firewalls, access control lists, and proxies.
Using Renovate with Chainguard Containers
How to use Renovate to automatically keep Chainguard Containers, Helm charts and packages updated
Building minimal container images
How to build minimal container images with multi-stage builds: the Chainguard static base for compiled binaries, and runtime images for languages like Java that need one
Inspecting Chainguard Containers
How to identify exactly which container build you have with a digest, and how to read the software versions inside it from the container's SBOM
How to integrate Microsoft Entra ID SSO with Chainguard
Procedural tutorial on how to register a Microsoft Entra ID application and integrate it with the Chainguard platform.
Getting started with the nginx Chainguard Container
Learn how to deploy nginx web server using Chainguard's security-hardened container image with minimal vulnerabilities and distroless runtime