Red Hat Universal Base Images (UBI) - Frequently Asked Questions

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• What is the Red Hat Universal Base Image (UBI)?
• What does the Red Hat Universal Base Image (UBI) include?
• What are the benefits of Red Hat Universal Base Image (UBI)?
• How can a user tell the difference between non-UBI and UBI content and/or packages?
• What are the UBI runtime languages and what are the plans for them?
• Do I need a subscription to use UBI?
• Do I need a RHEL environment to deploy UBI?
• Can I freely distribute applications built on UBI?
• Can I add non-UBI RPMs to a UBI image and still redistribute the resultant container image on a non-Red Hat platform?
• How does UBI impact Container Certification?
• Will UBI receive updates?
• How is UBI supported?
• What is the UBI End User License Agreement (EULA) and where can I find it?
• Does UBI let me distribute my container images anywhere I want?
• What’s the difference between the UBI EULA and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux EULA?