Docker-maven-plugin: Cannot temporarily tag because target image already exists

[NancyChunlan]

Sometimes when we have target image already existing in system, and so caused the docker-maven-plugin failed to temporarily tag. After checked, found following code.

 if (!name.hasRegistry() && registry != null) {
            if (hasImage(targetImage)) {
                throw new DockerAccessException(
                    String.format("Cannot temporarily tag %s with %s because target image already exists. " +
                                  "Please remove this and retry.",
                                  name.getFullName(), targetImage));
            }

I guess it's abnormal to interrupt the docker push with such errors, is it possible to remove the exception or add a parameter to toggle on/off the exception?

[ayen-tibco]

Please remove this codeline as the user's docker version tag will take care of replacing it OR failing to let the user know of an existing tag image.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31605661/how-to-prevent-docker-images-on-docker-hub-from-being-overwritten

[adam66]

Just hit this problem after changing my config from

            <configuration>
                <images>
                    <image>
                        <name>my-registry:12345/my-app</name>
                        <build>
                            <tags>
                                <tag>latest</tag>

to

            <configuration>
                <pushRegistry>my-registry:12345</pushRegistry>
                <images>
                    <image>
                        <name>my-app</name>
                        <build>
                            <tags>
                                <tag>latest</tag>

Is one way correct and one way wrong?

[gnboorse]

I am having this issue as well on several projects, but not on others.

Is there any update to the status of the code that @NancyChunlan pasted above?

[NancyChunlan]

@gnboorse I didn't get any update yet, as workaround, we use script to remove target images before the plugin.

[gnboorse]

@NancyChunlan we ended up moving away from this plugin actually. We are now doing the docker and java builds separately.

[rhuss]

Sorry for the super late response, not sure why this issue was below my radar.

I agree that we should be more conservative here and I'm going to tackle this for the next release.

[michaelze]

@rhuss
Any update on this? I'm running into the same issue and there have been two releases since your last post as far as I can tell.

[jroper]

Fixed in #1170.

[yoursmanish]

when can we expect this to available in https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.fabric8/docker-maven-plugin
i am facing same issue with

<groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
<artifactId>docker-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.31.0</version>

[rohanKanojia]

Hmm, I think most probably around Christmas. But Roland can answer it more precisely since he maintains it

[rhuss]

I will try to make a release before the end of the week, or early next week.

Sorry for the delay, year end stress here :)

[yoursmanish]

Hi @rhuss when do you think it can be released and will available in https://mvnrepository.com/?

[rhuss]

Sorry, PTO was more vacation than expected ;-) But now that I'm back on track, I'm already preparing the release so should be out at latest at the end of this week.

[ziqianggeoffreychen]

This issue is still observed occasionally in latest release v0.33.0
[INFO] --- docker-maven-plugin:0.33.0:push (push-when-install) @ my-project
[INFO] DOCKER> The push refers to repository [my repo]
[INFO] DOCKER> latest: digest: sha256:
[ERROR] DOCKER> Image :latest could be pushed, but the temporary tag could not be removed

[nholtwerth]

Hi, I am also facing this error in v0.33.0.

[rhuss]

Could you please post a sample project so that could be reproduced ?

[ziqianggeoffreychen]

This issue is observed occasionally, or I can even say "rarely". The related projects are very common, nothing special.