Container image storage inside database for secured and optimized code execution

A method comprising:

• receiving a first set of statements to create an image repository, the first set of statements comprising a set of Structured Query Language (SQL) statements;
• creating the image repository as a schema-level object within a database, the creating including generating a uniform resource locator (URL) configured for interaction by an Open Container Initiative (OCI)-compliant client, the URL associated with a location for storing data;
• performing a domain name service (DNS) mapping of the URL to an image registry service;
• receiving, from the OCI-compliant client, a first command to tag a container image to an alias corresponding to the URL, the container image comprising application code, and a runtime environment configuration for executing an application;
• assigning the alias to the container image;
• receiving, from the OCI-compliant client, a second command to push the tagged container image to the image repository;
• and
• sending the tagged container image to the location to store the tagged container image.

A non-transitory computer-storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, configure the machine to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a first set of statements to create an image repository, the first set of statements comprising a set of Structured Query Language (SQL) statements;
• creating the image repository as a schema-level object within a database, the creating including generating a uniform resource locator (URL) configured for interaction by an Open Container Initiative (OCI)-compliant client, the URL associated with a location for storing data;
• performing a domain name service (DNS) mapping of the URL to an image registry service;
• receiving, from the OCI-compliant client, a first command to tag a container image to an alias corresponding to the URL, the container image comprising application code, and a runtime environment configuration for executing an application;
• assigning the alias to the container image;
• receiving, from the OCI-compliant client, a second command to push the tagged container image to the image repository;
• and
• sending the tagged container image to the location to store the tagged container image.