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Container Images

The Container Images self-service feature can be used to build OCI compliant images based on application source code and store the image in the Team's private container registry in Harbor.

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Ask your platform administrator to activate the Harbor App to use this feature.

Container Images (all)​

All Container Images created by the Team are listed here.

ColumnDescription
NameThe auto-generated name used to identify the Container Image in App Platform
TypeType of the build task. docker or buildpacks
TektonLink to the PipelineRun in the Tekton dashboard
RepositoryThe repository name of the image in the container registry
TagThe tag of the image in the container registry
StatusThe status of the container image

Create a Container Image​

  1. Click CREATE CONTAINER IMAGE

  2. Select the build task to use:

  • Use Docker to build an image using the ./Dockerfile in your code repository.

  • Use Buildpacks to build an image from application source using Buildpacks.

  1. Configure the Code Repository

  • Select the Repository from the list. Only registered Code Repositories are shown here.

  • Select the reference (a branch or tag).

  • (optional) Change the path. When using the Docker build task, the default path is Dockerfile. To use a Dockerfile in a specific folder, use foldername/Dockerfile.

  1. Optionally: Adjust the image name and tag.

  2. Optionally: Add Extra Arguments to pass on to the build executor.

  3. Optionally: Create a webhook listener to trigger the build based on a repository webhook event.

note

The Create webhook listener option is only available when the Git service of the selected repository is Gitea. When the create webhook listener option is selected both the event listener and the webhook (in Gitea) will be automatically configured.

Check the status of a container image​

There are 2 options to check the status of the container image

  1. Click on the PipelineRun link of in the list of Container Images.

  2. Use the Tekton CLI:

  • Start a shell in the console.

  • Run the following command:

tkn pipelineruns list
tkn pipelinerun logs <pipelinerun-name> -f

Restart a build task​

To restart a build task:

  • Start a shell in the console.

  • Run the following command:

tkn pipelines list
tkn pipeline start <pipeline-name> --use-pipelinerun <pipelinerun-name>