# Open Container Initiative

URL: https://edu.chainguard.dev/open-source/oci.md

The Open Container Initiative

## Pages

- [What is the Open Container Initiative?](https://edu.chainguard.dev/open-source/oci/what-is-the-oci.md): The Open Container Initiative (OCI) is a Linux Foundation project dedicated to managing specifications and projects related to the storage, distribution, and execution of container images.
- [What are OCI Artifacts?](https://edu.chainguard.dev/open-source/oci/what-are-oci-artifacts.md): OCI artifacts are a way of using OCI registries, or container registries that are compliant with specifications set by the Open Container Initiative, to store arbitrary files.