# Bitnami Secure Image for CSI External Snapshot Metadata

## What is CSI External Snapshot Metadata?

> CSI External Snapshot Metadata is a sidecar controller that serves snapshot metadata to Kubernetes via the SnapshotMetadata Service API.

This container image is only available under the [Bitnami Secure Images initiative](https://news.broadcom.com/app-dev/broadcom-introduces-bitnami-secure-images-for-production-ready-containerized-applications).
