Getting Started With Container-Only Factories

Container-only Factories lets you experience a Factory without having to run the Linux microPlatform on your device. Container-only Factories can be done on any Arm64 or x86 platform. A Debian package archive is included with statically linked binaries for Debian/Ubuntu users. There are few differences between the Container-only Factory and the LmP-based Factory:

• OS updates are not built into the offering. It is possible, but not integrated the same way OSTree updates are built into LmP based Factories.

• The Fioup update agent is used instead of Aktualizr-Lite. They share the same configuration format and files, but Fioup is focused on container-only updates.

• No TUF validation. The Factory includes TUF signed metadata, however, it is not verfied by Fioup in the Community Edition. This can be enabled for paid versions of the product as you get ready to move from evaluation to production.

• Signing Up
• Creating Your Factory
  • Selecting Your Container-Only Platform
  • The Initial Target
• Choosing Your CI Solution
  • FoundriesFactory Managed
  • Self-Hosted
• Registering Your Device with Fioup

Additional Resources

• Container-Only Factories architecture

• Compose Apps