Image Creator: A New Chapter in Container Security

Containers power nearly every modern application. They’ve changed how teams build, deploy, and scale software — but they’ve also introduced new risks. Most container images are bloated, inconsistent, and full of vulnerabilities that grow over time. At Minimus, we believe security should be simple. Today, we’re taking that belief further with Image Creator, a new feature within the Minimus platform that lets you build your own hardened container images powered by Minimus’ proven security technology.

The Challenge: Customization vs. Security

Teams have long faced a trade-off: flexibility or security. Traditional image creation often leaves gaps — outdated packages, manual patching, and little visibility into what’s inside. Vulnerabilities hide in base images, configurations drift as teams scale, and compliance becomes a moving target.

Developers want customization and speed. Security teams need confidence and control. Too often, both have to compromise. The result? Delays, friction, and more exposure to risk.

Introducing Image Creator

Image Creator bridges that gap. Previously available in private preview with select Minimus customers, Image Creator is now generally available to all users. It allows customers to build and manage their own hardened container images directly inside the Minimus platform. Every image you create inherits the same built-in protections as Minimus’ standard images — integrated exploit intelligence, signed SBOMs, and continuous rebuilds from verified source.

How Image Creator Works

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Building secure containers shouldn’t require a new process. With Image Creator, it doesn’t. It's easy:

• Choose your base. Start with a trusted Minimus base image that meets your organization’s security and compliance needs.
• Select packages. Add the tools, libraries, and dependencies your team requires — all verified and continuously maintained by Minimus.
• Define environments. Configure environment variables and runtime settings specific to your workloads.
• Build automatically. The Minimus platform takes care of the rest, building your custom hardened image with full provenance and verification.
• Share instantly. Once complete, your image is published to your organization’s Minimus Image Gallery, where it’s ready for immediate use by your teams across environments.
• Stay protected. Minimus continuously maintains and rebuilds your images over time, applying the latest security updates and vulnerability intelligence automatically.

The result: complete visibility, consistent security, and zero added complexity.

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Why It Matters: Security and Control Combined

With Image Creator, you no longer have to choose between speed and safety. You get the freedom to customize your environments, backed by Minimus’ hardened foundation that delivers:

• 97% fewer CVEs compared to traditional base images
• Built-in alignment with CIS and NIST benchmarks
• Compatibility with FIPS 140-3 and STIG workloads

By bringing your custom images onto the Minimus platform, you gain control without complexity. Developers move faster. Security teams stay confident. Everyone wins.

Who It’s For

Image Creator is built for security teams that need compliance without overhead, and developers who want flexibility without risk. Whether you’re in a regulated industry or scaling a fast-moving startup, Minimus adapts to how your team actually works. It simplifies what’s hard, automates what’s repetitive, and removes what’s unnecessary — so you can focus on building.

Get Started Custom Container Images

Image Creator is now available to all Minimus customers. Want to see it in action? Request a demo or meet us at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Atlanta, November 10–13.

With Image Creator, secure development doesn’t have to be complicated. It’s clear, consistent, and built in — the Minimus way.

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