Distroless Users

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Michael Wager, … Evan Jones4

Apr 30

Master thesis on distroless and other component reduction methods

I released the paper, if someone is interested :) https://mwager.de/assets/component_reduction_paper.

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Master thesis on distroless and other component reduction methods

I released the paper, if someone is interested :) https://mwager.de/assets/component_reduction_paper.

Apr 30

Apr 22

distroless image defaults are now debian12

All default images for example gcr.io/distroless/static (vs static-debian12 or static-debian11) now

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distroless image defaults are now debian12

All default images for example gcr.io/distroless/static (vs static-debian12 or static-debian11) now

Apr 22

Arvind, Natsuki Ikeguchi3

Apr 10

Distroless - Apache Tomcat - Errors out when running

Thank you Natsuki. It helped me move further on this. Thanks, Arvind On Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 4:

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Distroless - Apache Tomcat - Errors out when running

Thank you Natsuki. It helped me move further on this. Thanks, Arvind On Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 4:

Apr 10

10/10/23

UPDATE: python3 on debian12

Our non-experimental python images will be replacing the existing experimental python images on

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UPDATE: python3 on debian12

Our non-experimental python images will be replacing the existing experimental python images on

10/10/23

9/25/23

update to python images

We plan on moving python images out of experimental and creating two variants If you care about

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update to python images

We plan on moving python images out of experimental and creating two variants If you care about

9/25/23

9/20/23

Setting defaults to debian12

While we recommend using images with explicit debianX version names, we still update tags without

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Setting defaults to debian12

While we recommend using images with explicit debianX version names, we still update tags without

9/20/23

9/20/23

New debian-12 language images

debian12 images for java17, python3 and node18/20 should be available with the *-debian12 image name.

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New debian-12 language images

debian12 images for java17, python3 and node18/20 should be available with the *-debian12 image name.

9/20/23

9/11/23

Node16 images are deprecated

Nodes Users: Node16 is deprecated and so we no long update the node16 image. Please switch to a newer

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Node16 images are deprecated

Nodes Users: Node16 is deprecated and so we no long update the node16 image. Please switch to a newer

9/11/23

8/28/23

Debian12 images

debian12 images for base, base-nossl and static should be available with the *-debian12 image name.

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Debian12 images

debian12 images for base, base-nossl and static should be available with the *-debian12 image name.

8/28/23

8/23/23

Java 21 based image

Hi, We have images for Java 11 and Java 17. Are there plans to builds images for the upcoming Java 21

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Java 21 based image

Hi, We have images for Java 11 and Java 17. Are there plans to builds images for the upcoming Java 21

8/23/23

Chandranana, Andrew Latham3

8/7/23

Java 17 multiarch images missing java ·

I see `lr-xr-xr-x 0/0 0 1999-12-31 17:00 usr/bin/java -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-ppc64le/bin/

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Java 17 multiarch images missing java ·

I see `lr-xr-xr-x 0/0 0 1999-12-31 17:00 usr/bin/java -> /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-ppc64le/bin/

8/7/23

Sanjay Vasandani, Andrew Latham2

6/27/23

Vulnerability scanning no longer enabled on gcr.io?

I have no insight into the current scanning practices of the images. I build my own from scratch and

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Vulnerability scanning no longer enabled on gcr.io?

I have no insight into the current scanning practices of the images. I build my own from scratch and

6/27/23

Michael Wager, Andrew Latham2

4/21/23

Distroless talk in large enterprise & open questions

Michael 1. Yes, There should be some retraining of the Security team to understand the reduced risk.

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Distroless talk in large enterprise & open questions

Michael 1. Yes, There should be some retraining of the Security team to understand the reduced risk.

4/21/23

Jeffrey “jf” Lim

3/31/23

debug vs non-debug images

hi, besides the addition of busybox is there any difference between debug vs non-debug images? -jf

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debug vs non-debug images

hi, besides the addition of busybox is there any difference between debug vs non-debug images? -jf

3/31/23

3/21/23

Nodejs tag deprecation

deprecated NodeJS tags are being removed (scheduled April 1st 2023 - not a joke): If you use nodeJs:

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Nodejs tag deprecation

deprecated NodeJS tags are being removed (scheduled April 1st 2023 - not a joke): If you use nodeJs:

3/21/23

3/13/23

updates to distroless

We updated the distroless build to use a new bazel ruleset. Some changes you might see: - images are

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updates to distroless

We updated the distroless build to use a new bazel ruleset. Some changes you might see: - images are

3/13/23

Kushagra Saxena, Chia Wei Kang2

3/6/23

Using Latest OpenSSL 1.1.1t in gcr.io/distroless/base-debian11

Hi, Just to check if there is any update for this issue? On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 8:56:55

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Using Latest OpenSSL 1.1.1t in gcr.io/distroless/base-debian11

Hi, Just to check if there is any update for this issue? On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 8:56:55

3/6/23

1/31/23

Pushing gcr.io images to my personal artifact registry using cloud shell

I want to push some of the distroless images from gcr.io to my own artifact registry. I'm new to

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Pushing gcr.io images to my personal artifact registry using cloud shell

I want to push some of the distroless images from gcr.io to my own artifact registry. I'm new to

1/31/23

Darren Grant, Andrew Latham3

9/2/22

How to explore images?

Thank you! On Fri, 2 Sept 2022 at 16:54, Andrew Latham <lat...@gmail.com> wrote: https://docs.

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How to explore images?

Thank you! On Fri, 2 Sept 2022 at 16:54, Andrew Latham <lat...@gmail.com> wrote: https://docs.

9/2/22

Michael Wager, … Evan Jones4

9/2/22

Common approach/best practices when dealing with linux binaries which an application depend on but are not present in the distroless image

Thanks so much guys! e...@evanjones.ca schrieb am Donnerstag, 4. August 2022 um 01:07:20 UTC+2: I

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Common approach/best practices when dealing with linux binaries which an application depend on but are not present in the distroless image

Thanks so much guys! e...@evanjones.ca schrieb am Donnerstag, 4. August 2022 um 01:07:20 UTC+2: I

9/2/22

8/10/22

debian10 images are being deprecated

If you use any images based on debian10, they will be deprecated Sept 1st (earliest). We will no

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debian10 images are being deprecated

If you use any images based on debian10, they will be deprecated Sept 1st (earliest). We will no

8/10/22

Keval Bhogayata, Andrew Latham2

7/21/22

Regarding usage of "debug" tag with distroless/cc-debian11

Knee jerk while I have a min, Busybox is used in debug and does not behave the same as systems/shells

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Regarding usage of "debug" tag with distroless/cc-debian11

Knee jerk while I have a min, Busybox is used in debug and does not behave the same as systems/shells

7/21/22

Nuno Marujo, … Andrew Latham5

7/14/22

Java Distroless Images for non-LTS versions

Sorry, s/22/18/g On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 1:39 AM Nuno Marujo <nhma...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi.

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Java Distroless Images for non-LTS versions

Sorry, s/22/18/g On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 1:39 AM Nuno Marujo <nhma...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi.

7/14/22

5/5/22

distroless node updates

hello distroless nodes users node12 is no long being built and has been deprecated node18 is

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distroless node updates

hello distroless nodes users node12 is no long being built and has been deprecated node18 is

5/5/22

4/29/22

C application crashed with "popen cannot allocate memory"

Hi guys, I am using multi stage build for my C executable. The application runs fine with debian:

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C application crashed with "popen cannot allocate memory"

Hi guys, I am using multi stage build for my C executable. The application runs fine with debian:

4/29/22

3/16/22

how to run docker-entrypoint.sh in distroless image

Hi guys, i have a big question for you? I'm trying to create a postgres distroless container. I

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how to run docker-entrypoint.sh in distroless image

Hi guys, i have a big question for you? I'm trying to create a postgres distroless container. I

3/16/22

1/25/22

partial debian 10 deprecation and new java tags

debian10 images for java, python3, nodejs, will be deprecated January 31st, 2022 (as noted in https:/

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partial debian 10 deprecation and new java tags

debian10 images for java, python3, nodejs, will be deprecated January 31st, 2022 (as noted in https:/

1/25/22

Shahria Kazi, … Evan Jones3

1/12/22

Convert from alpine to distroless image with shell

There are two workarounds if you really still want to use distroless; 1. Use the :debug images: They

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Convert from alpine to distroless image with shell

There are two workarounds if you really still want to use distroless; 1. Use the :debug images: They

1/12/22

Dennis Boettcher, Evan Jones4

12/28/21

How does distroless nonroot work?

Cool, thank you for the quick response. Have a great rest of the week and a nice new years eve. On

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How does distroless nonroot work?

Cool, thank you for the quick response. Have a great rest of the week and a nice new years eve. On

12/28/21

Maor Kuriel, Andrew Latham4

12/6/21

Vulnerability scanning

Your questions may be answered by reading the README at https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/

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Vulnerability scanning

Your questions may be answered by reading the README at https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/

12/6/21

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