docker-maven-plugin

This is a Maven plugin for building Docker images and managing containers for integration tests. It works with Maven 3.0.5 and Docker 1.6.0 or later.

Goals

Goal	Description	Default Lifecycle Phase
docker:start	Create and start containers	pre-integration-test
docker:stop	Stop and destroy containers	post-integration-test
docker:build	Build images	install
docker:watch	Watch for doing rebuilds and restarts
docker:push	Push images to a registry	deploy
docker:remove	Remove images from local docker host	post-integration-test
docker:logs	Show container logs
docker:source	Attach docker build archive to Maven project	package
docker:save	Save image to a file
docker:tag	Tag images	install
docker:volume-create	Create a volume to share data between containers	pre-integration-test
docker:volume-remove	Remove a created volume	post-integration-test
docker:copy	Copy files and directories from a container	post-integration-test

Documentation

• The User Manual [PDF] has a detailed reference for all and everything.
• The Introduction is a high-level overview of this plugin's features and provides a usage example. provided goals and possible configuration parameters.
• Examples are below samples/ and contain example setups that you can use as blueprints for your projects.
• ChangeLog has the release history of this plugin.
• Contributing explains how you can contribute to this project. Pull requests are highly appreciated!
• We publish nightly builds on maven central. Read How to use Docker Maven Plugin Snapshot artifacts.

Docker API Support

• Docker 29+ (v1.44) is the minimal required version for compatibility with Docker 29+ daemon
• Docker 1.6 (v1.18) is the minimal required version
• Docker 1.8.1 (v1.20) is required for docker:watch
• Docker 1.9 (v1.21) is required for using custom networks and build args.