From f8e056f56a69a202c18ab705aaf56d9a37d59924 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Fay Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 13:48:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update readme --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0c49745..0f81475 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ rpmoci features: - **unprivileged** rpmoci can build images in environments without access to a container runtime, and without root access (this relies on the user being able to create [user namespaces](https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/user_namespaces.7.html)) - **small** rpmoci images are built solely from the RPMs you request and their dependencies, so don't contain unnecessary dependencies. +rpmoci is a good fit for containerizing applications - you package your application as an RPM, and then use rpmoci to build a minimal container image from that RPM. + The design of rpmoci is influenced by [apko](https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko) and [distroless](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless) tooling. +rpmoci is also similar to a smaller [`rpm-ostree compose image`](https://coreos.github.io/rpm-ostree/container/#creating-base-images), with a focus on building microservices. + ## Installing