From f8ecc8130fa65235473e5a0b36760c6798236da3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Walters Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2026 14:12:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] blog: Add roundup of bootc talks from DevConf.CZ and Flock 2026 Both conferences took place in the Czech Republic in June 2026 and featured numerous bootc-related talks. The DevConf.CZ talks have individual YouTube recordings; the Flock sessions were captured as room-level livestreams with schedule links to slides and resources. 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Here's a roundup of the +recordings and resources. + +## DevConf.CZ 2026 + +The [full DevConf.CZ 2026 schedule](https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2026/schedule/) +(including slides) is available on pretalx. Individual talk recordings +are on the [DevConf YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYAQDZIQGm_kPvemBc_qwg). + +[**Hardening OS Distribution: Verifiable and sealed OS with bootc and composefs**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voB5oUDQ3FE) +(Colin Walters, 35 min) — Covers the shift toward OCI-native OS +delivery using bootc and composefs, including a demo of deploying a +sealed UKI composefs-backed system on RHEL 10.2. Related to the +[sealed images blog series](@/blog/2026-may-04-sealed-images-security-chain.md) +here on bootc.dev. + +[**These bootc are made for mailin'**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfXQViQpS3s) +(Michael Scherer, 36 min) — A practical walkthrough of combining bootc +and Fedora Image Mode with the Stalwart mail server for a low-maintenance, +self-hosted email stack running on the cheapest possible VM. + +[**Local package layering on bootc systems with DNF5**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eNZOVVTkEI) +(Evan Goode, 26 min) — Explores the challenge of making `dnf install` +work on immutable bootc systems, introducing `dnf rebuild`, a new DNF5 +plugin that reconciles imperative package management with declarative +container workflows. + +[**Foreman, Katello and bootable containers**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MIor88lO8M) +(Adam Růžička, 35 min) — How Foreman and Katello enable fleet +management across both traditional package-mode and the new image-mode +approach, from image building through operational management. + +[**Applying CI/CD Patterns to Image Mode for RHEL**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htpPxxaHeXY) +(Alessandro Rossi, 27 min) — Practical examples of applying CI/CD +practices to Image Mode for RHEL using Tekton, GitHub Actions, GitLab +CI, Jenkins, and Ansible Automation Platform. + +## Flock to Fedora 2026 + +Flock sessions were recorded as room-level livestreams on the +[Fedora Project YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@fedora). +Individual talk pages on the +[Flock schedule](https://cfp.fedoraproject.org/flock-to-fedora-2026/schedule/) +link to slides and other resources. + +[**The Future of Fedora Atomic: Unifying on Bootc and Shared Infrastructure**](https://cfp.fedoraproject.org/flock-to-fedora-2026/talk/M87M8M/) +(Hristo Marinov, BoF, 1h40) — A collaborative session discussing the +roadmap for migrating Fedora Atomic deliverables (Silverblue, CoreOS, +etc.) to a bootc-based workflow, covering architectural shifts and +build infrastructure changes. + +[**Fedora bootc: Building and Operating Image-Based Systems**](https://cfp.fedoraproject.org/flock-to-fedora-2026/talk/3PHYFQ/) +(Gursewak Mangat, 25 min; +[slides](https://fedoraproject.org/w/uploads/f/f6/BootcInFedoraSlides.pdf)) +— A practical introduction to bootc for Fedora contributors, +demonstrating how bootc's container-native approach makes it easy to +test OS images in CI using standard container tooling (BCVK) before +deploying to production. + +[**From Compliance to Containers: Managing Fedora Fleets in the Atomic Era**](https://cfp.fedoraproject.org/flock-to-fedora-2026/talk/GMFYQH/) +(Adam Baali and Jonathan Billings, 55 min) — Bridging compliance +requirements with immutable image-based systems like Silverblue, +Kinoite, and bootc, demonstrating transparent tooling for NIST +controls. + +[**What's new in Fedora CoreOS in 2026?**](https://cfp.fedoraproject.org/flock-to-fedora-2026/talk/JLKXBS/) +(Jean-Baptiste Trystram and Joel Capitao, 25 min) — Highlights from +the past year of Fedora CoreOS development, including OCI distribution +migration, bootc integration progress, and the move to +bootc-image-builder.