Every deployment that launches on the Dockbit platform is backed by a Provider. Providers are modeled after a Docker image plus a UI component.
Dockbit runs each deployment in a container, offering isolation and a clean-slate for every deployment step. This makes sure that no state is persistent between deployments. Capitalizing on Docker containers not only allows us to launch your deployments on Dockbit really fast, but also depend on the Dockerfile as a standardized format for building and extending integrations.
The Library is a composed of Dockbit-maintained Docker images. Each image includes a set of requirements needed to seamlessly integrate and run various software tools on the Dockbit platform.
All images are built on top of the Base image. There are no Providers that utilize the Base image directly, each Provider builds it's corresponding image(s) on top of Base.
The Base image utilizes the latest LTS release of Ubuntu.
There are multiple types of Images. The difference mainly stems from the nature of the Provider:
- Webhook-based Providers: No Docker Images are needed for those. Only UI components for displaying the hook URL. Examples include Jenkins and Travis CI.
- Non-versioned Providers: Tools or API clients where the only version available is the latest. Examples include Packer and AWS CLI.
- Multi-versioned Providers: Those provide the capability of choosing between multiple versions of the Provider. Mostly needed when dealing with Providers that are about languages or API clients with versioning constraints. Each version of the Provider matches a Docker image tag that is named after the specific version. Examples include Ruby and Chef.
- Dockerfiles for versioned images are generated off templates.
We’re continuously pushing image updates to the Dockbit organization on Docker Hub.
- Open a GitHub Issue to submit a request for Providers or improvements.
- Submit a GitHub Pull Request with new Providers or patches.
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