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title: Docker
series: customization
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weight: 140
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Since [v0.31.0](https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/releases/tag/v0.31.0),
GoReleaser supports building and pushing Docker images.

## How it works

You can declare multiple Docker images. They will be matched against
the binaries generated by your `builds` section.

If you have only one `build` setup,
the configuration is as easy as adding the
name of your image to your `.goreleaser.yml` file:

```yaml
dockers:
  - image: user/repo
```

You also need to create a `Dockerfile` in your project's root folder:

```dockerfile
FROM scratch
COPY mybin /
ENTRYPOINT ["/mybin"]
```

This configuration will build and push a Docker image named `user/repo:tagname`.

> **Attention**: Note that were are not building any go files in the docker
> build phase, we are merely copying the binary to a `scratch` image and
> setting up the entrypoint.

## Customization

Of course, you can customize a lot of things:

```yaml
# .goreleaser.yml
dockers:
  # You can have multiple Docker images.
  -
    # GOOS of the built binary that should be used.
    goos: linux
    # GOARCH of the built binary that should be used.
    goarch: amd64
    # GOARM of the built binary that should be used.
    goarm: ''
    # Name of the built binary that should be used.
    binary: mybinary
    # Template of the Docker image name.
    image: myuser/myimage
    # Skips the docker push. Could be useful if you also do draft releases.
    # Defaults to false.
    skip_push: false
    # Path to the Dockerfile (from the project root).
    dockerfile: Dockerfile
    # Template of the docker tag. Defaults to `{{ .Version }}`.
    tag_templates:
    - "{{ .Tag }}"
    - "{{ .Tag }}-{{ .Env.GO_VERSION }}"
    - "v{{ .Major }}"
    - latest
    # Template of the docker build flags.
    build_flag_templates:
    - "--label=org.label-schema.schema-version=1.0"
    - "--label=org.label-schema.version={{.Version}}"
    - "--label=org.label-schema.name={{.ProjectName}}"
    - "--build-arg=FOO={{.ENV.Bar}}"
    # If your Dockerfile copies files other than the binary itself,
    # you should list them here as well.
    extra_files:
    - config.yml
```

> Learn more about the [name template engine](/templates).

These settings should allow you to generate multiple Docker images,
for example, using multiple `FROM` statements,
as well as generate one image for each binary in your project.

## Generic Image Names

Some users might want to keep their image name as generic as possible.
That can be accomplished simply by adding template language in the definition:

```yaml
# .goreleaser.yml
project: foo
dockers:
  -
    binary: mybinary
    image: myuser/{{.ProjectName}}
```

This will build and public the following images:

- `myuser/foo`

> Learn more about the [name template engine](/templates).

## Keeping docker images updated for current major

Some users might want to when version to push docker tags `:v1`, `:v1.6`,
`:v1.6.4` and `:latest` when `v1.6.4` (for example) is built. That can be
accomplished by using multiple `tag_templates`:

```yaml
# .goreleaser.yml
dockers:
  -
    binary: mybinary
    image: myuser/myimage
    tag_templates:
    - "{{ .Tag }}"
    - "v{{ .Major }}"
    - "v{{ .Major }}.{{ .Minor }}"
    - latest
```

This will build and publish the following images:

- `myuser/myimage:v1.6.4`
- `myuser/myimage:v1`
- `myuser/myimage:v1.6`
- `myuser/myimage:latest`

With these settings you can hopefully push several different docker images
with multiple tags.

> Learn more about the [name template engine](/templates).

## Applying docker build flags

Build flags can be applied using `build_flag_templates`. The flags must be
valid docker build flags.

```yaml
# .goreleaser.yml
dockers:
  -
    binary: mybinary
    image: myuser/myimage
    build_flag_templates:
    - "--label=org.label-schema.schema-version=1.0"
    - "--label=org.label-schema.version={{.Version}}"
    - "--label=org.label-schema.name={{.ProjectName}}"
```

This will execute the following command:

```bash
docker build -t myuser/myimage . \
  --label=org.label-schema.schema-version=1.0 \
  --label=org.label-schema.version=1.6.4 \
  --label=org.label-schema.name=mybinary"
```

> Learn more about the [name template engine](/templates).