[JENKINS-69852] Use docker-java instead of docker cli

If a pipeline defines a agent { docker{ ... }}}} section, the plugin will rely that docker cli is installed on the node to perform the appropriate operations ({{{}docker inspect, docker run, ...)

When using Jenkins in a container, this means we need to install docker-in-docker, which brings extra complexity.

If docker-build-step-plugin already brings a dependency to docker-java (if I understand JENKINS-22985 right), maybe the same could be done for this plugin too ?

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Originally reported by glatapoui, imported from: Use docker-java instead of docker cli

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): docker-workflow-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-07
  

If a pipeline defines a agent { docker{ ... }}}} section, the plugin will rely that docker cli is installed on the node to perform the appropriate operations ({{{}docker inspect, docker run, ...)


When using Jenkins in a container, this means we need to install docker-in-docker, which brings extra complexity.


If docker-build-step-plugin already brings a dependency to docker-java (if I understand JENKINS-22985 right), maybe the same could be done for this plugin too ?