Kaniko is an open-source project designed to build container images from a Dockerfile, efficiently and securely, in environments that cannot run a Docker daemon. This roadmap outlines our strategic goals and key areas of development for 2024, aligning with our mission to enhance container building in cloud-native environments.
- To be the leading tool for building container images via Dockerfile in cloud-native environments - prioritizing security, efficiency, compatibility, and portability.
- Enhanced Security: Strengthen security measures in container image building, addressing vulnerabilities and integrating best practices.
- Performance Optimization: Improve build performance to handle large-scale and complex applications.
- Ecosystem Compatibility: Ensure compatibility and integration with a wide range of cloud-native tools and platforms.
- Community Engagement: Foster an active community, encouraging contributions, feedback, and collaboration.
- Security Automation Improvements
- Add automated image vulnerability scanning and notifications
- Release Automation Improvements
- Improve automation of Kaniko releases to ensure frequent releases with minimal overhead.
- CI/CD Integration Improvements
- Improve integration with popular CI/CD tools (e.g. GitLab CI, Jenkins, GHA, etc.).
- Improve Docker Compatibility
- Improve kaniko compatibility with docker related to edge cases where current Dockerfiles and resulting images can differ than what docker supports/generates from the same Dockerfile
- Performance Benchmarking
- Implement a performance benchmarking system with performance test suite.
- Identify performance bottlenecks.
- Improve Layer Caching Mechanisms
- Improve layer caching generally for users (eg: reduce incorrect cache misses and usage).
- Enhanced Documentation
- Update documentation to reflect 2024 best practices and usage patterns.