rapidfort/postgresql-official repository overview

⁠RapidFort hardened image for PostgreSQL Official

RapidFort has optimized and hardened this PostgreSQL Official container image. This container is free to use and has no license limitations.

This optimized image is functionally equivalent to Postgres PostgreSQL Official⁠ image but more secure with a significantly smaller software attack surface.

Every day, RapidFort automatically optimizes and hardens a growing bank of Docker Hub’s most important container images.

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⁠What is PostgreSQL Official?

Overview of PostgreSQL Official⁠

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⁠How do I use this hardened PostgreSQL Official image?

The runtime instructions for this hardened container image are the same as the official release. Follow the instructions provided with the Postgres PostgreSQL Official⁠.

1. Define your app's environment with a Dockerfile so it can be reproduced anywhere.
2. Define the services that make up your app in docker-compose.yml so they can be run together in an isolated environment.
3. Lastly, run docker compose up and Compose will start and run your entire app.

⁠What is a hardened image?

A hardened container image is a functionally equivalent copy of a container image that has been optimized by removing unnecessary software components, significantly reducing its software attack surface and improving its security. Removing unnecessary software components is a critical practice to protect your infrastructure from attacks and limiting the blast radius of any attacks.

This image is a hardened version of the official Postgres PostgreSQL Official⁠ image on Docker Hub.

Vulnerability reports for RapidFort's hardened images are updated daily to include newly discovered vulnerabilities and fixes.

⁠What’s the difference between the official Postgres PostgreSQL Official⁠ image and this hardened image?

RapidFort’s hardened rapidfort/postgresql-official⁠ image has been optimized by RapidFort's SASM platform and is functionally equivalent to the original image.

We are big fans of open-source software and secure software development. RapidFort's community images are our way of giving back to the community and helping reduce the burden on security and development teams.

⁠Supported tags and respective Dockerfile links

• 16.2, 16, latest, 16.2-bookworm, 16-bookworm, bookworm⁠
• 16.2-bullseye, 16-bullseye, bullseye⁠
• 15.6, 15, 15.6-bookworm, 15-bookworm⁠
• 15.6-bullseye, 15-bullseye⁠
• [14.11, 14, 14.11-bookworm, 14-bookworm](https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/blob/ab6925051ca097d415816928a50c483ecc370c00/14/bookworm/Dockerfile⁠
• 14.11-bullseye, 14-bullseye⁠
• 13.14, 13, 13.14-bookworm, 13-bookworm⁠
• 13.14-bullseye, 13-bullseye⁠
• 12.18, 12, 12.18-bookworm, 12-bookworm⁠
• 12.18-bullseye, 12-bullseye⁠

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