Image Overview

Public Wordpress Image vs. Minimus Hardened Wordpress Image

Wordpress Image Overview

The Wordpress image provides a containerized version of the popular content management system, making it easy to deploy and manage web publishing platforms. It is commonly used for creating and managing websites, blogs, and basic e-commerce platforms. Designed with performance, scalability, and flexibility in mind, the Wordpress image supports a wide range of configurations and integrations, allowing users to scale their applications as needed. Typical use cases include personal blogs, small business websites, and prototype web applications.

Minimus Wordpress Image

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The Minimus WordPress image is distinct from standard WordPress distributions due to its minimalist design, built from the ground up with only the essential components. This significantly reduces the attack surface, resulting in a faster, lighter, and easier-to-maintain platform. Integrated threat intelligence ensures that attention is focused on the most critical vulnerabilities. With its streamlined structure, the Minimus image remains cleaner over time, enhancing both security and long-term maintainability.
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Get access to the Minimus platform, with thousands of hardened container images, supply chain protection, native compliance reporting, and seamless integrations to your existing development toolchain.
Secure, Minimal Container Images
Hardened to NIST and CIS standards with FIPS 140-3 and STIG ready images available.

Supply Chain Protection

Defend against malicious packages with advanced heuristic filtration

Custom Image Creation

Create your own hardened images with the packages, files and certs you need. Minimus handles updates automatically.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Wordpress Container Image FAQ

Answers to common questions about Wordpress and the Minimus Hardened Wordpress Image
What are the system requirements for installing WordPress?
To install WordPress, your server should support PHP version 7.4 or greater and MySQL version 5.7 or greater or MariaDB version 10.3 or greater. It’s also recommended to use an HTTPS-supported server.
Can I customize the appearance and layout of my WordPress site?
Yes, WordPress allows customization through themes and plugins. Users can choose from a variety of themes or create their own, and add functionality with plugins to alter the layout and design of their website.
Is WordPress suitable for managing different types of websites?
Yes, WordPress is a flexible content management system that can be used to create various types of websites, such as blogs, business sites, portfolios, and online stores, depending on how it is configured and extended.
Can I replace my Wordpress image with the Minimus Hardened Wordpress Image?
Yes. The Minimus Wordpress image contains everything you need to run Wordpress successfully.
Does Minimus offer FIPS 140-3 images?
Yes, Minimus images are hardened to CIS and NIST standards, with FIPS 140-3 and STIG ready variants available.