Chainguard Container for arangodb-fips

ArangoDB is a native multi-model database with flexible data models for documents, graphs, and key-values. Build high performance applications using a convenient SQL-like query language or JavaScript extensions.

Chainguard Containers are regularly-updated, secure-by-default container images.

Download this Container Image

For those with access, this container image is available on cgr.dev:

docker pull cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/arangodb-fips:latest

Be sure to replace the ORGANIZATION placeholder with the name used for your organization's private repository within the Chainguard Registry.

Compatibility Notes

The Chainguard arangodb-fips image is comparable to the official ArangoDB image. Note that the Chainguard arangodb image does NOT run as root, but rather as the arangodb user.

FIPS support

Chainguard's arangodb-fips image ships with a validated redistribution of the OpenSSL FIPS provider module. For more on FIPS support in Chainguard container images, consult the guide on FIPS-enabled Chainguard Images on Chainguard Academy.

Getting Started

You can use Helm to deploy the arangodb-fips container image using the ArangoDB Kubernetes Operator and start a minimal ArangoDB cluster.

Start by installing the operator:

helm repo add arangodb https://arangodb.github.io/kube-arangodb
helm repo update

helm install arangodb arangodb/kube-arangodb \
  --version my-version

Then deploy a cluster with Chainguard's arangodb-fips container image:

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/master/examples/simple-cluster.yaml

Then apply it:

kubectl apply -f simple-cluster.yaml

Replace the default image with the Chainguard version

kubectl patch arangodeployment example-simple-cluster --type='merge' -p '{"spec": {"image": "cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/arangodb-fips:latest"}}'

To test that the container is working correctly, create a collection:

curl -k -u root: -X POST --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"name":"testcol"}' \
  https://127.0.0.1:8529/_api/collection

Then use curl to view the collection:

curl -k -u root: https://127.0.0.1:8529/_api/collection

Documentation and Resources

• Using the ArangoDB Kubernetes Operator
• kube-arangodb GitHub Repository
• Helm Chart Documentation

What are Chainguard Containers?

Chainguard Containers are minimal container images that are secure by default.

In many cases, the Chainguard Containers tagged as :latest contain only an open-source application and its runtime dependencies. These minimal container images typically do not contain a shell or package manager. Chainguard Containers are built with Wolfi, our Linux undistro designed to produce container images that meet the requirements of a more secure software supply chain.

The main features of Chainguard Containers include:

• Minimal design, without unnecessary software bloat
• Daily builds to ensure container images are up-to-date with available security patches
• High quality build-time SBOMs attesting to the provenance of all artifacts within the image
• Verifiable signatures provided by Sigstore
• Reproducible builds with Cosign and apko (read more about reproducibility)

For cases where you need container images with shells and package managers to build or debug, most Chainguard Containers come paired with a -dev variant.

Although the -dev container image variants have similar security features as their more minimal versions, they feature additional software that is typically not necessary in production environments. We recommend using multi-stage builds to leverage the -dev variants, copying application artifacts into a final minimal container that offers a reduced attack surface that won’t allow package installations or logins.

Learn More

To better understand how to work with Chainguard Containers, please visit Chainguard Academy and Chainguard Courses.

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