https://chainguard-docs-preview-git-tpguardener-image-suggestions-docs.chainguard.app/tags/faq/Recent content in FAQ onHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USCopyright (c) 2023 ChainguardTue, 21 Oct 2025 08:04:00 +0000https://chainguard-docs-preview-git-tpguardener-image-suggestions-docs.chainguard.app/chainguard/vms/faq/Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:04:00 +0000https://chainguard-docs-preview-git-tpguardener-image-suggestions-docs.chainguard.app/chainguard/vms/faq/<h2 id="which-platforms-and-hypervisors-are-chainguard-vms-available-for" class="heading-2" data-heading-level="2"> <span class="heading-text">Which platforms and hypervisors are Chainguard VMs available for?</span> <a href="#which-platforms-and-hypervisors-are-chainguard-vms-available-for" class="anchor" aria-label="Link to Which platforms and hypervisors are Chainguard VMs available for?" title="Link to this section"> <svg width="16" height="9" viewBox="0 0 16 9" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M6.833 8.125H4C3 8.125 2.146 7.77067 1.438 7.062C0.729333 6.354 0.375 5.5 0.375 4.5C0.375 3.5 0.729333 2.646 1.438 1.938C2.146 1.22933 3 0.875 4 0.875H6.833V1.958H4C3.30533 1.958 2.708 2.208 2.208 2.708C1.708 3.208 1.458 3.80533 1.458 4.5C1.458 5.19467 1.708 5.792 2.208 6.292C2.708 6.792 3.30533 7.042 4 7.042H6.833V8.125ZM5.208 5.042V3.958H10.792V5.042H5.208ZM9.167 8.125V7.042H12C12.6947 7.042 13.292 6.792 13.792 6.292C14.292 5.792 14.542 5.19467 14.542 4.5C14.542 3.80533 14.292 3.208 13.792 2.708C13.292 2.208 12.6947 1.958 12 1.958H9.167V0.875H12C13 0.875 13.854 1.22933 14.562 1.938C15.2707 2.646 15.625 3.5 15.625 4.5C15.625 5.5 15.2707 6.354 14.562 7.062C13.854 7.77067 13 8.125 12 8.125H9.167Z" fill="currentColor"/> </svg> </a> </h2><p>Chainguard VMs are available for AWS (<a href="https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/">EC2</a> and <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/">ECS</a>/<a href="https://aws.amazon.com/eks/">EKS</a>), <a href="https://cloud.google.com/?hl=en">GCP</a> (Compute Engine), and <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/category/compute">Azure Compute</a> cloud environments, and also for on-prem solutions based on KVM such as <a href="https://www.qemu.org/">QEMU</a>, <a href="https://www.vmware.com/products/cloud-infrastructure/vsphere">VMware</a>, <a href="https://www.nutanix.com/">Nutanix</a>, among others.</p>https://chainguard-docs-preview-git-tpguardener-image-suggestions-docs.chainguard.app/chainguard/containers/faq/Thu, 01 Sep 2022 08:49:31 +0000https://chainguard-docs-preview-git-tpguardener-image-suggestions-docs.chainguard.app/chainguard/containers/faq/<p>Learn answers to your questions about <a href="https://www.chainguard.dev/chainguard-images?utm_source=cg-academy&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=dev-enablement">Chainguard Containers</a>. Chainguard provides container images designed with security as the primary focus, featuring zero known CVEs, minimal attack surface, and built-in SBOMs for every image.</p> <h2 id="which-linux-distribution-is-used-as-base-for-chainguard-containers" class="heading-2" data-heading-level="2"> <span class="heading-text">Which Linux distribution is used as base for Chainguard Containers?</span> <a href="#which-linux-distribution-is-used-as-base-for-chainguard-containers" class="anchor" aria-label="Link to Which Linux distribution is used as base for Chainguard Containers?" title="Link to this section"> <svg width="16" height="9" viewBox="0 0 16 9" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true"> <path d="M6.833 8.125H4C3 8.125 2.146 7.77067 1.438 7.062C0.729333 6.354 0.375 5.5 0.375 4.5C0.375 3.5 0.729333 2.646 1.438 1.938C2.146 1.22933 3 0.875 4 0.875H6.833V1.958H4C3.30533 1.958 2.708 2.208 2.208 2.708C1.708 3.208 1.458 3.80533 1.458 4.5C1.458 5.19467 1.708 5.792 2.208 6.292C2.708 6.792 3.30533 7.042 4 7.042H6.833V8.125ZM5.208 5.042V3.958H10.792V5.042H5.208ZM9.167 8.125V7.042H12C12.6947 7.042 13.292 6.792 13.792 6.292C14.292 5.792 14.542 5.19467 14.542 4.5C14.542 3.80533 14.292 3.208 13.792 2.708C13.292 2.208 12.6947 1.958 12 1.958H9.167V0.875H12C13 0.875 13.854 1.22933 14.562 1.938C15.2707 2.646 15.625 3.5 15.625 4.5C15.625 5.5 15.2707 6.354 14.562 7.062C13.854 7.77067 13 8.125 12 8.125H9.167Z" fill="currentColor"/> </svg> </a> </h2><p>Chainguard Containers are based on <a href="https://chainguard-docs-preview-git-tpguardener-image-suggestions-docs.chainguard.app/open-source/wolfi/">Wolfi</a>, a Linux <em>undistro</em> we built specifically to address software supply chain security issues. We call it an undistro because it doesn&rsquo;t contain certain software you&rsquo;d normally find in a traditional Linux distribution such as Debian or Alpine. Wolfi is a minimal Linux distribution designed specifically to be used as a base for stripped-down container images.</p>