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Self-serve

Tue, 12 May 2026 01:00:01 +0000

Why migrate

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Placeholder — sample content for IA review. Not final copy.

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Fewer CVEs to triage

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Migration Guides

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:48:45 +0000

Get Started with chainctl

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 08:49:15 +0000

Chainguard’s chainctl provides command-line access to manage container images, identity resources, and security configurations across your organization. This guide covers essential commands to begin using chainctl effectively in your security and DevOps workflows. For comprehensive command documentation, see the chainctl Reference.

Authenticate and Check Auth Status

To use chainctl, the first thing you must do is authenticate with the Chainguard platform. Do so with:

Containers Examples

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:48:23 +0000

Pick a stack and build your first image. Each guide walks through pulling a Chainguard Container, running it, and adapting it to your own application.

These are a starting point. Chainguard publishes getting-started guides for many more languages and services — see the full set under Chainguard Containers.

Featured guides

nginx — serve a web application from a hardened, distroless nginx container.
PostgreSQL — run a PostgreSQL database with a minimal attack surface.
Python — package a Python application using the development and production image variants.
Go — compile a Go binary with a multi-stage build and ship it on a minimal runtime.