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A minimal Grafana Tempo Query (Jaeger storage plugin) image

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Quick Start

Pull the latest version of this image from the Ghost registry. Pulling requires authentication — generate a token and run docker login first (see Authentication below).

Authentication

The Ghost catalog is public to browse, but pulling images requires an account. Generate a pull token below (or from your Account → Tokens page) — you'll get a ready-to-paste docker login command, then docker pull works.

The username is generated automatically (it looks like robot$<project>+<auto-id>, not the name you typed) and is included in the docker login command above. The secret is shown only once when you create the token.

Verify Signature

All Ghost images are signed with cosign. Verifying the signature before deployment ensures the image has not been tampered with.

Install cosign via brew install cosign or download from the Sigstore releases page.

Using This Image

Reference this image in your Dockerfile as a base layer:

FIPS 140-3 Compliance

This is a vendor-built FIPS-enabled image: its cryptography runs on FIPS 140-3 validated modules configured by the upstream vendor. You can inspect the image metadata:

StandardFIPS 140-3
Crypto moduleVendor-configured validated modules
CryptographyValidated modules only
Use caseGovernment, regulated industries, compliance workloads

Additional Notes

Prerequisites

All examples in this guide use the public image. If you've mirrored the repository for your own use (for example, to your Docker Hub namespace), update your commands to reference the mirrored image instead of the public one.

For example:

  • Public image: registry.ghost-prod.alphabravo.io/ghost-base/tempo-query:<tag>
  • Mirrored image: <your-namespace>/dhi-tempo-query:<tag>

For the examples, you must first use docker login registry.ghost-prod.alphabravo.io to authenticate to the registry to pull the images.

What's included in this Tempo Query image

This Ghost hardened image ships the tempo-query binary (/opt/tempo-query/tempo-query), which speaks the Jaeger storage plugin gRPC protocol on port 7777 by default and forwards queries to your Tempo HTTP API. Configuration options are covered in the Grafana Tempo documentation⁠.

Start Tempo Query

The process listens on 0.0.0.0:7777 unless you change it. Point at your Tempo HTTP base URL (for example ). You can pass a YAML config file with or set the same keys via environment variables (Viper-style, e.g. ).

On this page

Quick StartAuthenticationVerify SignatureUsing This ImageFIPS ComplianceAdditional Notes
backend
http://tempo:3200
-config
BACKEND=http://tempo:3200
$ docker run --rm -p 7777:7777 \
  -e BACKEND=http://tempo:3200 \
  registry.ghost-prod.alphabravo.io/ghost-base/tempo-query:2

See the upstream Tempo configuration reference⁠ for TLS, tenant headers, and related settings.

Official Docker image (DOI) vs Ghost hardened image (DHI)

FeatureDOI (grafana/tempo-query)DHI (registry.ghost-prod.alphabravo.io/ghost-base/tempo-query)
User10001:10001 (numeric UID)nonroot (runtime/FIPS)
ShellNoNo (runtime/FIPS)
Package managerNoNo (runtime/FIPS)
Binary path/tempo-query/opt/tempo-query/tempo-query
EntrypointENTRYPOINT /tempo-queryENTRYPOINT /opt/tempo-query/tempo-query
Default listen addr0.0.0.0:77770.0.0.0:7777
Zero CVE commitmentNoYes
FIPS variantNoYes (FIPS + STIG + CIS)
Base OSDistroless (no OS labels)Ghost hardened images (Debian 13)

Image variants

Ghost hardened images come in different variants depending on their intended use. Image variants are identified by their tag.

Runtime variants are designed to run Tempo Query in production. These images typically:

  • Run as a nonroot user
  • Do not include a shell or a package manager
  • Contain only the tempo-query binary and TLS certificates
  • Include CIS benchmark compliance (com.docker.dhi.compliance: cis)

Dev variants include dev in the tag (for example, 2-dev). They are intended for multi-stage Dockerfiles or interactive troubleshooting. These images typically:

  • Run as root
  • Include a shell and Debian package manager (apt)
  • Ship the same tempo-query binary as the runtime image

FIPS variants include fips in the variant name and tag. They come in both runtime and build-time variants. These variants use cryptographic modules that have been validated under FIPS 140, a U.S. government standard for secure cryptographic operations. For example, usage of MD5 fails in FIPS variants.

To view the image variants and get more information about them, select the Tags tab for this repository, and then select a tag.

For debugging minimal runtime containers without a shell, you can use Docker Debug to attach to running containers.

Migrate to a Ghost hardened image

To migrate your application to a Ghost hardened image, you must update your Dockerfile or Kubernetes manifests. At minimum, you must update the base image in your existing deployment to a Ghost hardened image. This and a few other common changes are listed in the following table of migration notes:

ItemMigration note
Base imageReplace your base images in your Dockerfile or Kubernetes manifests with a Ghost hardened image.
Package managementNon-dev images, intended for runtime, don't contain package managers. Use package managers only in images with a dev tag.
Non-root userBy default, non-dev images, intended for runtime, run as the nonroot user. Ensure that necessary files and directories are accessible to the nonroot user.
Multi-stage buildUtilize images with a dev tag for build stages and non-dev images for runtime. For binary executables, use a static image for runtime.
TLS certificatesGhost hardened images contain standard TLS certificates by default. There is no need to install TLS certificates.
PortsTempo Query listens on port 7777 by default (above 1024), so no privileged port issues arise.
Entry pointGhost hardened images may have different entry points than upstream images. Inspect entry points for Ghost hardened images and update your deployment if necessary.
No shellBy default, non-dev images, intended for runtime, don't contain a shell. Use dev images in build stages to run shell commands and then copy artifacts to the runtime stage.

The following steps outline the general migration process.

  1. Find hardened images for your app. The Tempo Query hardened image may have several variants. Inspect the image tags and find the image variant that meets your needs.
  2. Update the image references in your Kubernetes manifests or Compose files. Point the Tempo Query sidecar or deployment at registry.ghost-prod.alphabravo.io/ghost-base/tempo-query with the appropriate tag.
  3. For custom deployments, update the runtime image in your Dockerfile. If you're building custom images based on Tempo Query, ensure that your final image uses the hardened image as the base.
  4. Verify connectivity to Tempo. Ensure the backend URL (or equivalent config) is reachable from the Tempo Query container.

Troubleshoot migration

General debugging

The hardened images intended for runtime don't contain a shell nor any tools for debugging. The recommended method for debugging applications built with Ghost hardened images is to use Docker Debug to attach to these containers. Docker Debug provides a shell, common debugging tools, and lets you install other tools in an ephemeral, writable layer that only exists during the debugging session.

Permissions

By default image variants intended for runtime run as the nonroot user. Ensure that necessary files and directories are accessible to the nonroot user. You may need to copy files to different directories or change permissions so your application running as the nonroot user can access them.

No shell

By default, image variants intended for runtime don't contain a shell. Use dev images in build stages to run shell commands and then copy any necessary artifacts into the runtime stage. In addition, use Docker Debug to debug containers with no shell.

Entry point

Ghost hardened images may have different entry points than upstream Tempo Query images. Use docker inspect to inspect entry points for Ghost hardened images and update your Kubernetes deployment if necessary.