# phusion/passenger-docker

Docker base images for Ruby, Python, Node.js and Meteor web apps

Repository: https://github.com/phusion/passenger-docker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/passenger-docker
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-19T01:41:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4679, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2817, forks 436 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:23.877179+00:00)

## What it is
A set of Docker base images optimized for building Ruby, Python, Node.js, and Meteor web app images. It bundles Nginx, Phusion Passenger, init process, and common tooling to make web app containerization easier and faster.

## Use cases
- build docker images for ruby web apps
- base image for python web app container
- deploy node.js app in docker with nginx
- dockerize a meteor application
- simplify dockerfile for web app deployment
- run rails app in a docker container

## When to choose
- you want a batteries-included base image for Ruby, Python, Node.js, or Meteor web apps
- you want Nginx and Passenger preconfigured in your container
- you need a proper init process and sane defaults in Docker images

## When to avoid
- you build minimal or distroless images and prefer assembling your own stack
- your app is not a Ruby, Python, Node.js, or Meteor web app
- you use an orchestrator setup where Passenger's process management is unnecessary

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, container-runtime, http-server, web-framework
- domain: web-development, backend
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: docker-base-images, ruby, python, nodejs, meteor, nginx, passenger, web-app-deployment, devops, containers, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- phusion/passenger-docker (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.877179+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 2026-08-30T08:13:02.306664+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/phusion/passenger-docker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.877179+00:00, sha bf3df2544722)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.