Building Images¶
Ixian-docker can help you build images. More specifically, it orchestrates multi-stage builds that produce heirarchies of docker images. It enable projects to stand up application stacks without worrying (as much) how to configure it all. The goal is that you spend less time on the platform tooling and more building your application.
Ixian-docker projects combine a set of modules to form an application stack. Ixian modules provide tasks that build intermediate images for platform features and provide development tools such as test runners and linters.
Setup¶
The set of modules that make up your stack is configured in ixian.py.
# ixian.py
def init():
# load ixian core
load_module('ixian.modules.core')
# load core docker module - provides core framework for building docker apps
load_module('ixian_docker.modules.docker')
# load modules to build your stack to your needs
load_module('ixian_docker.modules.python')
# Most modules provide config to customize their usage.
# Update config as needed after loading modules.
CONFIG.PYTHON.REQUIREMENTS_FILES += [
"{PYTHON.ETC}/requirements-dev.txt"
]
Choosing Stages¶
Built-ins¶
Ixian-docker comes with built-in modules that provide support for common build tools. They’re pre-wired to work with each other making it the easiest way to stand up a project.
All modules are built on the core ixian module and the docker module. For all other modules see their pages for setup instructions.