# bmuschko/gradle-docker-plugin

Gradle plugin for managing Docker images and containers.

Repository: https://github.com/bmuschko/gradle-docker-plugin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gradle-docker-plugin
Homepage: https://bmuschko.github.io/gradle-docker-plugin/current/user-guide/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: gradle-plugin, docker
Last push: 2025-10-30T19:38:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 49, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4500, "days_push": 307, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1239, forks 358 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.049296+00:00)

## What it is
A Gradle plugin for managing Docker images and containers via the Docker remote API, built on the Docker Java library. It provides DSL-based tasks for building, pushing, and running Docker images, plus conventions for Java and Spring Boot applications with generated Dockerfiles.

## Use cases
- build docker images from gradle builds
- push docker images to a registry as part of ci
- dockerize a spring boot application with gradle
- generate dockerfiles automatically for java apps
- run and manage docker containers during integration tests
- manage docker containers from build scripts

## When to choose
- you use Gradle and want Docker builds integrated into your build DSL
- you need to build, tag, or push images without shelling out to the Docker CLI
- you want convention-based Dockerfiles for Java or Spring Boot apps

## When to avoid
- you need Docker Compose multi-container orchestration
- you manage Docker Swarm or Stacks
- your project uses Maven or a non-JVM build tool

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: gradle-plugin, docker, dockerfile-generation, java, build-integration, devops, containers, automation

## Member repositories
- bmuschko/gradle-docker-plugin (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.049296+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:09:56.384875+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://bmuschko.github.io/gradle-docker-plugin/current/user-guide/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:34.401413+00:00, sha f7d0c7237a1d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.