F5 partners with Chainguard to offer NGINX Plus in security-hardened containers

Cloud-native applications demand container images that are both efficient and secure. To help enterprises meet these expectations, F5 NGINX is partnering with Chainguard to deliver NGINX within their Commercial Builds ecosystem.

F5 has long been synonymous with scalable, reliable application delivery and security solutions. Partnering with Chainguard allows us to extend this trust into the world of secure container images.

F5 NGINX Plus is available in Chainguard-built containers, enabling organizations to simplify security and compliance while focusing on what matters most: running their applications with confidence.

Delivering software in containers requires consistency across security, compliance, and operational reliability—areas where traditional methods, like distributing binaries, fall short by creating inefficiencies and manual maintenance burdens.

Chainguard takes the complexity out of container management with secure, hardened images that minimize vulnerabilities and accelerate compliance processes. This collaboration empowers F5 NGINX Plus users to deploy production-ready images effortlessly, providing peace of mind and improved operational efficiency.

Why Chainguard Commercial Builds?

Chainguard Commercial Builds introduces a modern model for packaging commercial software.

We work directly with Chainguard, who packages and maintains our commercial software in the Chainguard Factory – a secure, SLSA Level 3-compliant system, designed to deliver minimal attack surface, zero CVEs, full provenance, SBOMs, and predictable vulnerability response.

This partnership means we can deliver the security, compliance, and ease of use our customers demand while letting Chainguard handle the burden of securely building and maintaining container images with the latest dependencies – so you can have wall-to-wall coverage across your stack.

Why NGINX Plus?

NGINX Plus powers scalable application delivery through advanced proxying, load balancing, API gateway, and caching features. It offers dynamic configuration updates, robust observability, and integrated security tools, making it ideal for modern architectures.

Now delivered with Chainguard images, NGINX Plus combines its core capabilities with enterprise-grade security and compliance features.

F5 NGINX in F5’s Application Delivery & Security Platform

NGINX One is part of F5’s Application Delivery & Security Platform. It helps organizations deliver, improve, and secure new applications and APIs. This platform is a unified solution designed to ensure reliable performance, robust security, and seamless scalability for applications deployed across cloud, hybrid, and edge architectures. NGINX Plus, a key component of NGINX One, adds features to open-source NGINX that are designed for enterprise-grade performance, scalability, and security.