The docker_image
is responsible for managing Docker image pulls, builds, and deletions. It speaks directly to the Docker Engine API.
:pull
- Pulls an image from the registry. Default action.:pull_if_missing
- Pulls an image from the registry, only if it missing:build
- Builds an image from a Dockerfile, directory, or tarball:build_if_missing
- Same build, but only if it is missing:save
- Exports an image to a tarball atdestination
:import
- Imports an image from a tarball atdestination
:remove
- Removes (untags) an image:push
- Pushes an image to the registry
The docker_image
resource properties mostly corresponds to the Docker Engine API as driven by the docker-api Ruby gem
A docker_image
's full identifier is a string in the form <repo>:<tag>
. There is some nuance around naming using the
public registry vs a private one.
repo
- akaimage_name
- The first half of a Docker image's identity. This is a string in the form:registry:port/owner/image_name
. If theregistry:port
portion is left off, Docker will implicitly use the Docker public registry. "Official Images" omit the owner part. This means a repo id can be as short asbusybox
,alpine
, orcentos
. These names refer to official images on the public registry. Names can be as long asmy.computers.biz:5043/what/ever
to refer to custom images on an private registry. Often you'll see something likechef/chef
to refer to private images on the public registry. - Defaults to resource name.tag
- The second half of a Docker image's identity. - Defaults tolatest
source
- Path to input for the:import
,:build
and:build_if_missing
actions. For building, this can be a Dockerfile, a tarball containing a Dockerfile in its root, or a directory containing a Dockerfile. For:import
, this should be a tarball containing Docker formatted image, as generated with:save
.destination
- Path for output from the:save
action.force
- A force boolean used in various actions - Defaults to falsenocache
- Used in:build
operations. - Defaults to falsenoprune
- Used in:remove
operations - Defaults to falserm
- Remove intermediate containers after a successful build (default behavior) - Defaults totrue
read_timeout
- May need to increase for long image builds/pullswrite_timeout
- May need to increase for long image builds/pullshost
- A string containing the host the API should communicate with. Defaults toENV['DOCKER_HOST']
if set.tls
- Use TLS; implied by --tlsverify. Defaults to ENV['DOCKER_TLS'] if set.tls_verify
- Use TLS and verify the remote. Defaults toENV['DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY']
if settls_ca_cert
- Trust certs signed only by this CA. Defaults toENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH']
if set.tls_client_cert
- Path to TLS certificate file for docker cli. Defaults toENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH']
if settls_client_key
- Path to TLS key file for docker cli. Defaults toENV['DOCKER_CERT_PATH']
if set.buildargs
- A String or Hash containing build arguments.
- default action, default properties
docker_image 'hello-world'
- non-default name property
docker_image "Tom's container" do
repo 'tduffield/testcontainerd'
action :pull
end
- pull every time
docker_image 'busybox' do
action :pull
end
- specify a tag
docker_image 'alpine' do
tag '3.1'
end
- specify read/write timeouts
docker_image 'alpine' do
read_timeout 60
write_timeout 60
end
docker_image 'vbatts/slackware' do
action :remove
end
- save
docker_image 'save hello-world' do
repo 'hello-world'
destination '/tmp/hello-world.tar'
not_if { ::File.exist?('/tmp/hello-world.tar') }
action :save
end
- build from a Dockerfile on every chef-client run
docker_image 'image_1' do
tag 'v0.1.0'
source '/src/myproject/container1/Dockerfile'
action :build
end
- build from a directory, only if image is missing
docker_image 'image_2' do
tag 'v0.1.0'
source '/src/myproject/container2'
action :build_if_missing
end
- build from a tarball NOTE: this is not an "export" tarball generated from an image save. The contents should be a Dockerfile, and anything it references to COPY or ADD
docker_image 'image_3' do
tag 'v0.1.0'
source '/tmp/image_3.tar'
action :build
end
docker_image 'hello-again' do
tag 'v0.1.0'
source '/tmp/hello-world.tar'
action :import
end
- build from a Dockerfile on every chef-client run with
buildargs
Acceptable values for buildargs
:
String:
buildargs '{"IMAGE_NAME":"alpine","IMAGE_TAG":"latest"}'
Hash:
buildargs "IMAGE_NAME": "alpine", "IMAGE_TAG": "latest"
buildargs "IMAGE_NAME" => "alpine", "IMAGE_TAG" => "latest"
docker_image 'image_1' do
source '/src/myproject/container1/Dockerfile'
buildargs '{"IMAGE_NAME":"alpine","IMAGE_TAG":"latest"}'
action :build
end
Where Dockerfile
contains:
ARG IMAGE_TAG
ARG IMAGE_NAME
FROM $IMAGE_NAME:$IMAGE_TAG
ARG IMAGE_NAME
ENV image_name=$IMAGE_NAME
RUN echo $image_name > /image_name
- push
docker_image 'my.computers.biz:5043/someara/hello-again' do
action :push
end
- Connect to an external docker daemon and pull an image
docker_image 'alpine' do
host 'tcp://127.0.0.1:2376'
tag '2.7'
end