Img

img Plugin

Standalone, daemon-less, unprivileged container image builder. Build container images without Docker daemon or root privileges.

Commands

Image Building

• img image build — Build a container image

Utility

• img _ _ — Passthrough to img CLI

Usage Examples

• "Build container image"
• "Dockerless image build"
• "Unprivileged image build"
• "Build image without Docker"

Installation

brew install img

Or via Go:

go install github.com/genuinetools/img@latest

Examples

# Build image
img image build --tag myapp:latest .

# Build with specific Dockerfile
img image build --tag myapp:latest --file Dockerfile.prod .

# No cache build
img image build --tag myapp:latest --no-cache .

# Any img command with passthrough
img _ _ build --tag myapp:latest .
img _ _ ls
img _ _ pull alpine:latest

Key Features

• Daemon-less - No Docker daemon
• Unprivileged - No root needed
• Secure - User namespace isolation
• OCI - OCI compliant images
• Dockerfile - Standard Dockerfile support
• Cache - Layer caching
• Lightweight - Minimal footprint
• Fast - Quick builds
• CI/CD - Pipeline friendly
• Compatible - Docker compatible

Notes

• No Docker daemon required
• Runs without root privileges
• Great for CI/CD pipelines
• OCI image compatible