> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.minimus.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Get started with Minimus secure container images and Helm charts

Built from source, scanned for vulnerabilities around the clock, signed with SBOMs, and tested for build integrity and Kubernetes readiness.

## Getting Started

The first step to more secure applications begins with more secure images.

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  <Card title="Browse images & charts" icon="play" href="/gallery">
    Discover the images and Helm charts you need
  </Card>

  <Card title="Lines & versions" icon="code-branch" href="/introduction/versions">
    Pull any image, any version, any tag to get started
  </Card>

  <Card title="Verify images" icon="signature" href="/integrity/verify">
    Verify signatures with Cosign
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pull policy" icon="ballot-check" href="/foundations/pull-policy">
    Always pull fresh images to stay protected
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Staying Secure

Always patched, every single day.

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  <Card title="Daily builds" icon="calendar-arrow-up" href="/foundations/daily-updates">
    Fresh images released daily
  </Card>

  <Card title="Vulnerability reports" icon="temperature-list" href="/foundations/image-version#vulnerabilities">
    Ongoing vulnerability scans and reports
  </Card>

  <Card title="Compliance checklist" icon="clipboard-list-check" href="/compliance/image-compliance">
    Validate CIS and NIST compliance
  </Card>

  <Card title="Image changelog" icon="list-tree" href="/foundations/image-card#changelog">
    Keep up with all updates
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Switch to Distroless

Build leaner, run safer.

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  <Card title="Going distroless" icon="down-left-and-up-right-to-center" href="/foundations/going-distroless">
    Migrate from Alpine, Debian, or Ubuntu
  </Card>

  <Card title="Prod & Dev images" icon="arrows-cross" href="/introduction/image-variants">
    Being selective about dev tools
  </Card>

  <Card title="Shell-less" icon="magnifying-glass-plus" href="/debugging/debug">
    Debug without a shell
  </Card>

  <Card title="Non-root user" icon="user-key" href="/basics/user">
    Default to an unprivileged user
  </Card>
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## Level Up

More secure apps require more secure techniques.

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  <Card title="Take Python for a test" icon="python" href="/guides/python">
    Build secure Python apps with Minimus
  </Card>

  <Card title="AWS Lambda" icon="lambda" href="/guides/aws-lambda-deployment">
    Deploy a distroless Python app on AWS Lambda
  </Card>

  <Card title="Slim down Go apps" icon="golang" href="/guides/golang">
    Test out a slimmer runtime base
  </Card>

  <Card title="Multi-stage builds" icon="layer-minus" href="/guides/multi-stage-build">
    Minimize the attack surface with multi-stage builds
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Power Your AI Agents

Harness AI skills. Extend images with MinimOS packages.

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  <Card title="AI skills" icon="brain-circuit" href="/advanced-tooling/minicli#2-generate-skills">
    Skill your agents to work with Minimus
  </Card>

  <Card title="Package access" icon="cubes" href="/advanced-tooling/package-manager-access">
    Directly install Minimus packages
  </Card>
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## The Minimus Software Supply Chain

From source to signed image. Security you can trust and verify.

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  <Card title="Minimus architecture" icon="badge-check" href="/introduction/architecture">
    The Minimus build pipeline explained
  </Card>

  <Card title="SLSA L3 standard" icon="cloud-check" href="/compliance/slsa">
    Safeguarding artifact integrity
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## FIPS for FedRAMP

FIPS 140-3 verified images for day-one compliance.

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  <Card title="FIPS 140-3" icon="certificate" href="/compliance/fips">
    Minimus CMVP certificates and cryptographic modules
  </Card>

  <Card title="FIPS Entropy Provider" icon="shield-halved" href="/compliance/fips-entropy-provider">
    Deploy kernel-independent OpenSSL FIPS 140-3 on any hardware
  </Card>

  <Card title="Java FIPS" icon="java" href="/advanced-guides/java-fips-tutorial">
    Build FIPS 140-3 validated Java apps
  </Card>

  <Card title="Keycloak FIPS" icon="key" href="/advanced-guides/keycloak-fips">
    Deploy a FIPS-compliant Keycloak instance
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Enterprise Edition

Unlock the full Minimus developer experience.

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  <Card title="Image Creator" icon="hand-holding-star" href="/advanced-tooling/image-creator">
    Create your golden images
  </Card>

  <Card title="Supply Chain Protection" icon="shield-check" href="/enterprise-edition/supply-chain">
    Secure your software supply chain from malicious packages
  </Card>

  <Card title="Highlights" icon="sparkles" href="/introduction/highlights">
    Discover more Minimus features
  </Card>

  <Card title="minicli" icon="square-terminal" href="/advanced-tooling/minicli">
    Manage private images as code
  </Card>
</CardGroup>