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Dissecting the OCI container format

Decomposing Container Images

Dissecting the OCI container format
Decomposing Container Images

A container image is a binary file that follows a specific standard. The emerging standard for this format is OCI, governed by the Open Container Initiative as part of the Linux Foundation. When a container runtime engine unpacks these files from the image and starts them on the operating system, then the container instance is running. In the end, containers are just normal processes that run on the operating system (commonly Linux).

In this lab, you will learn how to:

    ☐ Inspect th directory and file ingredients of container image binaries
    ☐ Create a runnable container without writing a Dockerfile
    ☐ Install and use the Dive tool to inspect container images

  • LEVEL

    Beginner

  • DURATION

    15 minutes

  • UPDATED

    31 Dec, 2021