Securely designed, minimal Docker images
from your trusted distro
Build enterprise-grade applications on your preferred platform – cloud, on-premises, or hybrid. Improve your resource efficiency with ultra-small, OCI-compliant, production-ready containers, supported by Canonical, or use our open source tooling to create your own.
Containers, your way
Maintained and compliant
Support for any open source software
On any Kubernetes
Familiar for developers, as dependable as Ubuntu
Rely on Ubuntu's demonstrated track record for containers that are:
- Supported. Timely updates and patches, building on Ubuntu's security track record.
- Stable. Long-term support with a consistent, predictable lifecycle and support commitment.
- Seamless. Developer-friendly, smooth experience from development to production.
- Small. Ultra-small, resource-efficient, yet robust images with chiseled (distroless) Ubuntu.
Critical CVE fixes in 24 hours
Scanning container images for vulnerabilities is now widespread, but fixing them requires dedicated skills and infrastructure. Trusted provenance is key.
Canonical's OCI images provide ready-to-use images, free of high and critical CVEs. Images are built on the same trusted infrastructure in Ubuntu, and updated automatically when apps or dependencies are fixed.
Our commitment
Long-term support
Up to 12 years of security updates and patching from Canonical
Focus on vulnerability remediation
Fixes for high and critical CVEs
Defense in depth
Minimal attack surface, coupled with an optimized and consistent structure
Anywhere, anytime
Compatible with all major architectures
Supported on all Kubernetes distributions
Our container portfolio
Build on a solid foundation
Use the stability and security of Ubuntu as the foundation for your containers. Ubuntu-base images provide a robust and trusted starting point for building and deploying your containers, ensuring compatibility, performance, and long-term support. Experience Ubuntu's consistent performance across cloud, desktop, and server – and bring that same reliability to your containers.
Off-the-shelf Docker images
Save time and resources with pre-configured applications. Focus on your core business while we handle the heavy lifting.
Code to container in one step
Focus on your code, not containers. We automate the entire process, from dependency management to image building, letting you deploy your applications quickly and easily.
Create a complete development environment for web apps (Django, Flask), APIs (FastAPI), or backend services (Go, Spring) in one command.
Container Build Service
Need to containerize a specific version of an open source tool?
We provide a Container Build Service that creates custom containerization for all kinds of open source software, allowing you to readily deploy them into your existing environment.
Custom container benefits
Modernizing legacy applications
Minimal container, includes essentials only
Supported on any certified Kubernetes distribution
Canonical's container toolkit
Rockcraft and Chisel provide the tools and flexibility to build Ubuntu-based containers that perfectly align with your application requirements. Canonical's variation of “distroless” containers called chiseled Ubuntu containers take size optimization to a new level.
Developers can keep building with Ubuntu and rely on ultra-small, bitwise identical images tailored for production.
No more worries about library incompatibilities, just seamless development to deployment.
What industry experts say
“There has always been a need for smaller and tighter images. Developers remind us, as a base image provider, of that on a regular basis. Chiseled images leapfrog over approaches we've looked at in the past. We love the idea and implementation of chiseled images and Canonical as a partner. When technical leaders at Canonical shared the first demos of chiseled images with us, we immediately wanted to be a launch partner, and we're thrilled that we're shipping Ubuntu chiseled images for .NET as part of the GA release.”
Richard Lander
.NET Product Manager
Microsoft
Trusted by industry leaders
Container resources
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