Build docker image from Dockerfile using Bazel

Question

I have a fairly simple Dockerfile and now would like to build a docker image using rules_docker. Trying to use container_image, it seems like I cannot use the Dockerfile as input. Is there any way to build with a Dockerfile?

What is "container_image"? – SunghoMoon Dec 21 '17 at 17:41 — SunghoMoon, Dec 21 '17 at 17:41
The Bazel rule to build hermetic containers AFAIK – abergmeier Dec 21 '17 at 18:28 — abergmeier, Dec 21 '17 at 18:28

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered May 08 '20 at 02:04

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Update: There is now a rule called dockerfile_image. Read here for more details: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_docker/blob/master/contrib/dockerfile_build.bzl#L15

answered May 08 '20 at 02:04

Luke Gehorsam

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 30 '18 at 05:09

I think it's by design not allowed due to non-hermetic nature of Dockerfile. We can RUN any command in Dockerfile, including the ones non-hermetic (can't always been reproduced)

Further discussion here:

Build docker image from Dockerfile using Bazel

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