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Nelson Hernández
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How to version Docker images with GitLab CI/CD

#gitlab #docker #devops #nelsoncode

For this example we will use GitLab Container Registry and we will version the images by commit

Variables of GitLab

CI_REGISTRY_USER: User actually of GitLab
CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: Password actually of GitLab
CI_REGISTRY: "registry.gitlab.com"
CI_PROJECT_PATH: "gitlab-example/my-project"
CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA: Recent commit ID

1.Docker Login (GitLab Container registry)



docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
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2.Build image with ID COMMIT SHA



docker build . -t $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
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3.Get ID from previous image



IMAGE_ID=$(docker images | grep $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH\/$IMAGE_NAME | awk '{print $3}')
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4.Retag image latest with digest from previous image



docker tag $IMAGE_ID $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME:latest
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5.Push image latest and commit sha



docker push $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
docker push $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME:latest
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6.Pipeline



build:
  image: docker:19.03.12
  stage: build
  services:
    - docker:19.03.12-dind
  rules:
    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
  variables:
    IMAGE_NAME: "my-app"
  script:
    - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY

    # BUILD IMAGE WITH COMMIT SHA

    - docker build . -t $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA

    # RETAG IMAGE LATEST WITH DIGEST FROM PREVIOUS IMAGE 

    - IMAGE_ID=$(docker images | grep $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH\/$IMAGE_NAME | awk '{print $3}')
    - docker tag $IMAGE_ID $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME:latest

    # PUSH IMAGE COMMIT SHA and LATEST

    - docker push $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
    - docker push $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME:latest
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8.Images in Docker Registry

The latest image will always point to the latest version



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Quentame •

Thanks for your help, but I finally found a better solution:

# build with multiple tags is possible: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/build/#tag
docker build . -t $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA -t $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME:latest
# push all tags at once is also possible: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/push/#all-tags
docker push $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME --all-tags
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Note:
I personally contract $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$IMAGE_NAME to $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE (also is a GitLab default)

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