Shipwright

Spec sheet

What it does

Shipwright is an extensible framework for building container images on Kubernetes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Purpose

Shipwright is an extensible framework for building container images on Kubernetes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Integrations

Installation requires Kubernetes 1.32 or later and Tekton Pipelines v0.68 or later.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Support

The project lists a user mailing list, developer mailing list, and Kubernetes Slack as community channels.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Authentication

Builds can use Kubernetes secrets for Git authentication and container registry credentials.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Build APIs

Its core APIs define Builds, BuildStrategies, ClusterBuildStrategies, and BuildRuns.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Build configuration

A build is configured with source code, an output image, a build strategy, and an invocation.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Build strategies

Documented strategies include Buildah, Buildpacks-v3, BuildKit, Kaniko, ko, and Source-to-Image.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Build tools

The documented build strategies include Buildah, Buildpacks-v3, BuildKit, Kaniko, ko, and Source-to-Image.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Build workflow

A Build defines the source code, output image, and build strategy, while a BuildRun invokes the build.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

CLI platforms

The project documents CLI installation instructions for Windows, Mac, and Linux.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Custom strategies

Shipwright lets teams define and share build tools through BuildStrategy and ClusterBuildStrategy resources.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Deployment requirement

Installing Shipwright directly from its Kubernetes manifest requires cluster administrator permissions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Installation

Shipwright Build APIs and controllers can be installed from a release deployment or with an operator.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Kubernetes requirement

The installation documentation lists Kubernetes 1.32 or later and Tekton Pipelines v0.68 or later as prerequisites.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Project identity

The site identifies Shipwright as a project of a Series of LF Projects, LLC.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Registry output

Builds can push generated images to a container registry using an existing secret for registry access.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Security feature

Shipwright supports optional vulnerability scanning of generated images, with a setting to fail a build when vulnerabilities are found.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Source types

Supported build source types include Git, OCI, and Local.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Sources and outputs

Builds can use Git, OCI, or local sources and specify a destination image.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shipwright.io

Where Specifiction places it

• Container Build Tools#29 of 347.1