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Summary and next steps

By Bobby Woolf

Summary

In this learning path, you learned about universal application images (UAIs) which uses Red Hat's Universal Base Image (UBI) as its foundation, includes the application being deployed, and also adds extra elements that make it more secure and scalable in Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift. You also learned the best practices for packaging an application, highlighting elements that are critical to include in designing the image, performing the build, and deploying the application.

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To apply for the badge, go to the Best practices for building container images quiz page, take the quiz, and pass with 80% or more. That's it!

Next steps

Earn the "Intermediate Kubernetes Operators" badge.

If you want to distribute your service to service catalogs, follow these steps:

  1. Create a well-designed container image -- this learning path
  2. Optionally, certify the container image
  3. Design a security context
  4. Develop an operator
  5. Optionally, certify the operator
  6. Publish your service in service catalogs, such as Red Hat Marketplace