June 05, 2026 by

Video: sealed bootc with transient /etc and /var

I recorded a short demo of the new composefs mount configuration support that landed in bootc#2201.

Video: sealed bootc with transient /etc and /var

The PR adds a /usr/lib/bootc/setup-root-conf.toml file that image authors can ship in their container image to control how the composefs-backed root filesystem is mounted at boot:

This builds directly on the sealed images series: with a transient root and /etc, each boot starts from a clean, verified image with no persistent mutation to the OS layer.