Aws-codebuild-docker-images: When might we see an ubuntu 16.04 image?

[chriskinsman]

Thanks!

[subinataws]

We don't have an ETA to share. CodeBuild does support bringing your own Docker images. More information: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/codebuild/latest/userguide/sample-docker-custom-image.html

[kevbook]

The example in the link always results in
Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

[subinataws]

@kevbook Did you enable the priviledged flag for your project? You can find this setting under the "Advanced" section of your CodeBuild console/UI.

[kevbook]

I did. See screenshot
https://d26dzxoao6i3hh.cloudfront.net/items/1r1K1j2w1l2k3o2K1C3g/Screen%20Shot%20104.png?v=b4d21596

[dhilsand]

It looks like docker daemon didn't start. Did you run the following in your build?

nohup /usr/local/bin/dockerd --host=unix:///var/run/docker.sock --host=tcp://0.0.0.0:2375 --storage-driver=overlay&

[kevbook]

Thanks, it worked.
I had to use --storage-driver=vfs

[ivan-pinatti]

I have just dropped a PR for the Ubuntu 16.04 image, enjoy! :)

[ffxsam]

...with Node.js v8 would be even better. Amazon needs to keep up with the times. 😉

[ivan-pinatti]

Hi @ffxsam,

In this case I think a fork from the image that I made, adding the Node.js, would be the way to go. Then it would fall under the Node.js category.

[ffxsam]

@ivan-pinatti I saw your PR but have no idea what to do with it. How do I set this up with my repo so that it uses this + Node.js v8 for testing & building?

[ivan-pinatti]

@ffxsam, you could use the Ubuntu image that I created as a FROM in your to be created Dockerfile and then add the Node.JS in the following layers.

I recommended to fork my branch just because it would be more organized when people from AWS would review and approve the PRs. The problem is, until now I did not see any interaction from them and there is another image PR that is open since May 2017.

@clareliguori, could you please shed some light on it for us?
I opened the PRs #27 and #28 almost a month ago and see no interaction from AWS side yet.

[ffxsam]

I see your Dockerfile but I have no idea where to put it or how to make my CodeBuild project use it.

Do I need to use the Docker-in-Docker (docker:dind) image as described here? https://docs.aws.amazon.com/codebuild/latest/userguide/sample-docker-custom-image.html

[ivan-pinatti]

@ffxsam nope.

Take a look in the another PR where I added Docker on top of the Ubuntu base image. You will have to do similar to it for the Node.Js.

https://github.com/aws/aws-codebuild-docker-images/pull/28/commits/9ab7bed7afc88cffffb3db9ea59a6ccfb757e882

[ffxsam]

Sorry for being dense. I have absolutely zero clue what to do with that Dockerfile in order to have it install Node v8, _and_ get that image into CodeBuild. Do I build an image based off that and host it on Docker Hub, then use that image in CodeBuild?

[ivan-pinatti]

@ffxsam unfortunately there is no manual on how to get the image into CodeBuild, however, you can create your own image, host it at Docker Hub and select it on AWS CodeBuild.

Here is how:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/codebuild/latest/userguide/sample-docker-custom-image.html

[ffxsam]

Ah, gotcha. Yes, this is what I mentioned above, using docker:dind with CodeBuild to use a custom image.

[clareliguori]

Hi @ivan-pinatti, we still do not have an ETA to share for adding official CodeBuild images based on Ubuntu 16.04.

[ivan-pinatti]

Hi @clareliguori,

I already did the PR #27 for it, are you going to review it OR to develop one image by your own? What is the game plan?

[clareliguori]

@ivan-pinatti I apologize for the long idle time on your PR. For major changes like a new Ubuntu version, we would likely develop an image (or set of images) in our internal repo first, and then go through our internal image release process. Your PR gives us a great headstart though.

[ivan-pinatti]

Thanks for clarifing it @clareliguori, I hope I have helped. :)

[chadbrewbaker]

@clareliguori Sagemaker team has one bumped to 16.04.

https://github.com/aws/sagemaker-tensorflow-containers/blob/master/docker/1.6.0/base/Dockerfile.cpu

[XhmikosR]

This is definitely an important issue. Node.js from nodesource does not support 14.04 for 10.x so it falls back to Node.js v10.1.0 which is very old and has a lot of bugs.

[johannes-gehrs]

14.04 will be EoL in April 2019. Please consider working on this soon.

[subinataws]

We won't be providing an Ubuntu 16.04 image, instead we'll plan on supporting Ubuntu 18.04 LTS before 14.04.5 is EOL.

[subinataws]

https://github.com/aws/aws-codebuild-docker-images/blob/master/ubuntu/standard/1.0/Dockerfile. This will be available to select on CodeBuild's APIs and console/UI in the next few days.