> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.garden.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.garden.io/using-garden-with/containers.md).

# Containers

Garden can build your container images and the built image can then be referenced in your [Kubernetes manifests](/using-garden-with/kubernetes/deploy-k8s-resource.md), [Helm charts](/using-garden-with/kubernetes/install-helm-chart.md), and [tests runs](/using-garden-with/kubernetes/run-tests-and-tasks.md).

By default, Garden will use local Docker to build images but we highly recommend using our [Remote Container Builder](/using-garden-with/containers/using-remote-container-builder.md) which can significantly speed up your container builds (see link for how to set up).

You can then [add `container` Build actions](/using-garden-with/containers/building-containers.md) to your project that will be built via the appropriate build mode.