# Using the AL2023 base container image
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The AL2023 container image is built from the same software components that are included in the AL2023 AMI. It's available for use in any environment as a base image for Docker workloads. If you're using the Amazon Linux AMI for applications in [Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/) (Amazon EC2), you can containerize your applications with the Amazon Linux container image.

Use the Amazon Linux container image in your local development environment and then push your application to Amazon using [Amazon Elastic Container Service](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AmazonECS/latest/userguide/) (Amazon ECS). For more information, see [Using Amazon ECR images with Amazon ECS](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AmazonECR/latest/userguide/ECR_on_ECS.html) in the *Amazon Elastic Container Registry User Guide*.

The Amazon Linux container image is available . You can provide feedback for AL2023 through your designated Amazon representative or by filing an issue in the [amazon-linux-2023 repo](https://github.com/amazonlinux/amazon-linux-2023/issues) on GitHub.

**To pull the AL2023 container image from Docker Hub**

1. Pull the AL2023 container image using the **docker pull** command.

   ```
   $ docker pull amazonlinux:2023
   ```

1. (Optional) Run the container locally.

   ```
   $ docker run -it amazonlinux:2023 /bin/bash
   ```
**Note**  
The container image of AL2023 uses only the `dnf` package manager to install software packages. This means that there's no `amazon-linux-extras` or equivalent command to use for additional software.