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Using docker images from previous build stages

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Description

When I build a Dockerfile containing a FROM instruction, the docker engine expects the image to be available (a reasonable assumption) however, the FROM image I'd like to use is from an earlier step in my build pipeline.

The problem is that the PUT step of the first image sets the image as repository/image:tag but my FROM instruction asks for image:tag
Using the load_bases config makes the repository/image:tag available, but it's not useable since it's technically a different image name. Is there a way to get around this?

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the Dockerfile FROM instruction, the first image's PUT step, and the load_bases config resolve image names. Check how repository/image:tag and image:tag are handled, then verify that an image produced by an earlier pipeline step can be referenced by the later FROM instruction under the requested name.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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