Offer minimal/distroless docker images
Author: jkroepkeCreated Aug 10, 2026Updated Sep 12, 2026
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What is missing? Please describe.
Current images (at least configmap reloader) are build with busybox base image. There is no real need provider busybox. It's always a source of CVEs which needs to be handeled.
Describe alternatives you've considered.
The Prometheus project recently offers distroless images to reduce the surface for CVEs.
It would be great, if the Prometheus operator could offer distroless images as well.
Ref:
- https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/issues/8657
- https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/issues/8961
Images with FROM scratch should works as well - prometheus operator binaries are static go binaries.
Source: prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator