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# Link Containers to Code Repositories via Kubernetes Annotations

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This feature is currently behind a feature flag. Reach out to Aikido to have it enabled for your account.
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Linking containers to code repositories keeps related vulnerabilities in one place. This is useful when you manage many repositories and images.

Aikido can link containers automatically by reading a specific label or annotation on your Kubernetes workloads.

#### Standard annotation

Add this label or annotation to your Kubernetes workload, using the key `aikido.dev/repository`. Set the value to your own repository's URL, for example:

```
aikido.dev/repository: 
https://github.com/AikidoSec/demo-app-1
```

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If both a label and an annotation with this key are set on the same workload, the annotation value is used.
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#### Custom annotation

If your organization already has its own convention (for example, `repo-url`), Aikido can map that key to the standard one for you, so you don't need to change your workload manifests.

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To use a custom annotation key, reach out to Aikido support to have it mapped for your account.
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#### How it works

* Aikido reads the relevant label or annotation off the Kubernetes workload (standard key, or your mapped custom key).
* Aikido uses this tag to automatically link the container to the matching code repository.
* If the container is already linked to a repository, this won't override it.


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