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Couldn't you just lazy build your own images if you don't trust the source?
Even then most of these containerized apps can be run perfectly fine as a host binary, you just have to make your own start script and a systemd unit which isn't that bad.
You could then build a completely custom image if you'd like, or move it into a VM if you don't like the idea of running it baremetal.