Containerfile

OCI Image Specification

The Open Container Initiative Image Specification defines the format of the image artifacts that Containerfile and Dockerfile builds produce. The spec covers manifests, configuration, layers, and indexes consumed by container runtimes such as runc, crun, and containerd.

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec

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Specification
https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec
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Reference
https://opencontainers.org/

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: containerfile:oci-image-spec
name: OCI Image Specification
description: The Open Container Initiative Image Specification defines the format of the image artifacts
  that Containerfile and Dockerfile builds produce. The spec covers manifests, configuration, layers,
  and indexes consumed by container runtimes such as runc, crun, and containerd.
humanURL: https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec
baseURL: https://github.com
tags:
- Image
- OCI
- Standards
properties:
- type: Specification
  url: https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec
- type: Reference
  url: https://opencontainers.org/
x-features:
- Image manifest, configuration, and layer schema
- Image index for multi-platform images
- Foundational spec for OCI registries and runtimes
x-useCases:
- Building tools that produce OCI images directly
- Verifying that Containerfile output conforms to OCI
- Implementing multi-arch image manifests