Container images are a fundamental component of modern software development and deployment, but the inner workings of how they function can still be a mystery to many developers. The complexity only increases when dealing with multi-architecture container images, manifests, IDs, and digests. In this talk, we will take a deep dive into these concepts to give you a better understanding of how container images work, how to distribute them, and how they can be created to run on multiple architectures.
We will explore the differences between various types of container manifests, take a closer look at image IDs and digests, and discuss how multi-architecture container images can be created and distributed across different architectures and operating systems. You'll walk away from this talk with a greater understanding of container images and the tools you need to create and distribute them effectively.