Refactor Docker files for ARM performance improvements

.github/workflows/docker-publish-arm.yaml

@@ -30,44 +30,42 @@ env:
   # github.repository as <account>/<repo>
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
 
-
 jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
-      # This is used to complete the identity challenge
-      # with sigstore/fulcio when running outside of PRs.
       attestations: write
       id-token: write
 
     steps:
+      # Step 1: Checkout repository
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # Set up BuildKit Docker container builder to be able to build
-      # multi-platform images and export cache
-      # https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action
+      # Step 2: Set up Buildx without specifying driver
+      # Let it use default settings to avoid the 'no remote endpoint' issue
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/[email protected] # v3.0.0
+        uses: docker/[email protected]
+        with:
+          install: true  # Ensure Buildx is installed and set up properly
+          use: true      # Use Buildx instance directly for this job
 
-      # Login against a Docker registry except on PR
-      # https://github.com/docker/login-action
+      # Step 3: Login against Docker registry except on PR
       - name: Log into registry ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: docker/[email protected] # v3.0.0
+        uses: docker/[email protected]
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      # Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
-      # https://github.com/docker/metadata-action
+      # Step 4: Extract metadata for Docker images
       - name: Extract Docker metadata
         id: meta
-        uses: docker/[email protected] # v5.0.0
+        uses: docker/[email protected]
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
           tags: |
@@ -80,11 +78,10 @@ jobs:
           flavor: |
             suffix=-arm,onlatest=true
 
-      # Build and push Docker image with Buildx (don't push on PR)
-      # https://github.com/docker/build-push-action
+      # Step 5: Build and push the Docker image
       - name: Build and push Docker image
         id: build-and-push
-        uses: docker/[email protected] # v5.0.0
+        uses: docker/[email protected]
         with:
           context: .
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
@@ -95,8 +92,9 @@ jobs:
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
           build-args: |
             VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
-            COMMIT=${{ github.sha	}}
-
+            COMMIT=${{ github.sha }}
+
+      # Step 6: Attest built image to prove build provenance
       - name: Attest
         uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v1
         id: attest

.github/workflows/docker-publish-rootless-arm.yaml

@@ -24,51 +24,47 @@ on:
       - '.dockerignore'
       - '.github/workflows'
 
-
 env:
   # Use docker.io for Docker Hub if empty
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   # github.repository as <account>/<repo>
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
 
-
 jobs:
   build-rootless:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
-      # This is used to complete the identity challenge
-      # with sigstore/fulcio when running outside of PRs.
       attestations: write
       id-token: write
 
     steps:
+      # Step 1: Checkout repository
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # Set up BuildKit Docker container builder to be able to build
-      # multi-platform images and export cache
-      # https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action
+      # Step 2: Set up Buildx without specifying driver
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/[email protected] # v3.0.0
+        uses: docker/[email protected]
+        with:
+          install: true  # Ensure Buildx is installed and set up properly
+          use: true      # Use Buildx instance directly for this job
 
-      # Login against a Docker registry except on PR
-      # https://github.com/docker/login-action
+      # Step 3: Login to Docker registry except on PR
       - name: Log into registry ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: docker/[email protected] # v3.0.0
+        uses: docker/[email protected]
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      # Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
-      # https://github.com/docker/metadata-action
+      # Step 4: Extract metadata for Docker images
       - name: Extract Docker metadata
         id: metadata
-        uses: docker/[email protected] # v5.0.0
+        uses: docker/[email protected]
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
           tags: |
@@ -80,12 +76,11 @@ jobs:
             type=schedule,pattern=nightly
           flavor: |
             suffix=-rootless-arm,onlatest=true
-
-  # Build and push Docker image with Buildx (don't push on PR)
-      # https://github.com/docker/build-push-action
+
+      # Step 5: Build and push the Docker image
       - name: Build and push Docker image
         id: build-and-push
-        uses: docker/[email protected] # v5.0.0
+        uses: docker/[email protected]
         with:
           context: .
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
@@ -98,6 +93,7 @@ jobs:
             VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
             COMMIT=${{ github.sha }}
 
+      # Step 6: Attest built image to prove build provenance
       - name: Attest
         uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v1
         id: attest

Dockerfile

@@ -1,69 +1,91 @@
-# Node dependencies
-FROM node:18-alpine AS frontend-dependencies
+# Node dependencies stage
+FROM --platform=$TARGETPLATFORM node:18-alpine AS frontend-dependencies
 WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install pnpm globally (caching layer)
 RUN npm install -g pnpm
+
+# Copy package.json and lockfile to leverage caching
 COPY frontend/package.json frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --shamefully-hoist
 
-# Build Nuxt
-FROM node:18-alpine AS frontend-builder
-WORKDIR  /app
+# Build Nuxt (frontend) stage
+FROM --platform=$TARGETPLATFORM node:18-alpine AS frontend-builder
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install pnpm globally again (it can reuse the cache if not changed)
 RUN npm install -g pnpm
-COPY frontend .
+
+# Copy over source files and node_modules from dependencies stage
+COPY frontend . 
 COPY --from=frontend-dependencies /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 RUN pnpm build
 
-FROM golang:alpine AS builder-dependencies
+# Go dependencies stage
+FROM --platform=$TARGETPLATFORM golang:alpine AS builder-dependencies
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
-COPY ./backend .
+
+# Copy go.mod and go.sum for better caching
+COPY ./backend/go.mod ./backend/go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
 
-# Build API
-FROM golang:alpine AS builder
+# Build API stage
+FROM --platform=$TARGETPLATFORM golang:alpine AS builder
 ARG BUILD_TIME
 ARG COMMIT
 ARG VERSION
+
+# Install necessary build tools
 RUN apk update && \
     apk upgrade && \
-    apk add --update git build-base gcc g++
+    apk add --no-cache git build-base gcc g++
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
+
+# Copy Go modules (from dependencies stage) and source code
+COPY --from=builder-dependencies /go/pkg/mod /go/pkg/mod
 COPY ./backend .
+
+# Clear old public files and copy new ones from frontend build
 RUN rm -rf ./app/api/public
 COPY --from=frontend-builder /app/.output/public ./app/api/static/public
-COPY --from=builder-dependencies /go/pkg/mod /go/pkg/mod
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build  \
+
+# Use cache for Go build artifacts
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build \
-    -ldflags "-s -w -X main.commit=$COMMIT -X main.buildTime=$BUILD_TIME -X main.version=$VERSION"  \
+    -ldflags "-s -w -X main.commit=$COMMIT -X main.buildTime=$BUILD_TIME -X main.version=$VERSION" \
     -o /go/bin/api \
     -v ./app/api/*.go
 
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/java:latest
-
-# Production Stage
-FROM alpine:latest
-
+# Production stage
+FROM --platform=$TARGETPLATFORM alpine:latest
 ENV HBOX_MODE=production
 ENV HBOX_STORAGE_DATA=/data/
 ENV HBOX_STORAGE_SQLITE_URL=/data/homebox.db?_pragma=busy_timeout=2000&_pragma=journal_mode=WAL&_fk=1
 
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
+# Install necessary runtime dependencies
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates wget
+
+# Create application directory and copy over built Go binary
 RUN mkdir /app
 COPY --from=builder /go/bin/api /app
-
 RUN chmod +x /app/api
-RUN apk add --no-cache wget
 
+# Labels and configuration for the final image
 LABEL Name=homebox Version=0.0.1
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox"
+
+# Expose necessary ports
 EXPOSE 7745
 WORKDIR /app
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s \
-            --timeout=5s \
-            --start-period=5s \
-            --retries=3 \
-            CMD [ "/usr/bin/wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "-O -", "http://localhost:7745/api/v1/status" ]
+
+# Healthcheck configuration
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+    CMD [ "wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "-O", "-", "http://localhost:7745/api/v1/status" ]
+
+# Persist volume
 VOLUME [ "/data" ]
 
+# Entrypoint and CMD
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/app/api" ]
 CMD [ "/data/config.yml" ]

Dockerfile.rootless

@@ -7,64 +7,67 @@ RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --shamefully-hoist
 
 # Build Nuxt
 FROM node:18-alpine AS frontend-builder
-WORKDIR  /app
-RUN npm install -g pnpm
-COPY frontend .
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY frontend ./
 COPY --from=frontend-dependencies /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 RUN pnpm build
 
+# Build Go dependencies
 FROM golang:alpine AS builder-dependencies
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
-COPY ./backend .
+COPY ./backend/go.mod ./backend/go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
 
 # Build API
 FROM golang:alpine AS builder
 ARG BUILD_TIME
 ARG COMMIT
 ARG VERSION
-RUN apk update && \
-    apk upgrade && \
-    apk add --update git build-base gcc g++
+
+RUN apk update && apk upgrade && apk add --no-cache git build-base gcc g++
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
 COPY ./backend .
 RUN rm -rf ./app/api/public
 COPY --from=frontend-builder /app/.output/public ./app/api/static/public
 COPY --from=builder-dependencies /go/pkg/mod /go/pkg/mod
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build  \
-    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build \
-    -ldflags "-s -w -X main.commit=$COMMIT -X main.buildTime=$BUILD_TIME -X main.version=$VERSION"  \
-    -o /go/bin/api \
-    -v ./app/api/*.go
 
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/java:latest
+# Use cache for Go build
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
+    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build \
+    -ldflags "-s -w -X main.commit=$COMMIT -X main.buildTime=$BUILD_TIME -X main.version=$VERSION" \
+    -o /go/bin/api ./app/api/*.go
 
-# Production Stage
+# Production stage with distroless
 FROM gcr.io/distroless/static:latest
 
 ENV HBOX_MODE=production
 ENV HBOX_STORAGE_DATA=/data/
 ENV HBOX_STORAGE_SQLITE_URL=/data/homebox.db?_fk=1
 
-# Copy the binary and the (empty) /data dir and
-# change the ownership to the low-privileged user
+# Copy the binary and data directory, change ownership
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nonroot /go/bin/api /app
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nonroot /data /data
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache wget
+# Add wget to the image
+# Note: If using distroless, this may not be applicable
+# as distroless images do not include package managers.
+# This line may be omitted if you're relying on another way to handle healthchecks.
+COPY --from=alpine:latest /bin/wget /usr/bin/wget
 
 LABEL Name=homebox Version=0.0.1
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox"
 EXPOSE 7745
+
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s \
             --timeout=5s \
             --start-period=5s \
             --retries=3 \
-            CMD [ "/usr/bin/wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "-O -", "http://localhost:7745/api/v1/status" ]
-VOLUME [ "/data" ]
+            CMD ["/usr/bin/wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "-O", "-", "http://localhost:7745/api/v1/status"]
+
+VOLUME ["/data"]
 
-# Drop root and run as low-privileged user
+# Drop root and run as a low-privileged user
 USER nonroot
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/app" ]
-CMD [ "/data/config.yml" ]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app"]
+CMD ["/data/config.yml"]