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This skill helps you containerize Bun apps with official oven/bun images, Dockerfiles, and multi-stage deployments for reliable production runs.
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---
name: Bun Docker
description: Use for Docker with Bun, Dockerfiles, oven/bun image, containerization, and deployments.
version: 1.0.0
---
# Bun Docker
Deploy Bun applications in Docker containers using official images.
## Official Images
```bash
# Latest stable
docker pull oven/bun
# Specific version
docker pull oven/bun:1.0.0
# Variants
oven/bun:latest # Full image (~100MB)
oven/bun:slim # Minimal image (~80MB)
oven/bun:alpine # Alpine-based (~50MB)
oven/bun:distroless # Distroless (~60MB)
oven/bun:debian # Debian-based (~100MB)
```
## Basic Dockerfile
```dockerfile
FROM oven/bun:1 AS base
WORKDIR /app
# Install dependencies
COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
# Copy source
COPY . .
# Run
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["bun", "run", "src/index.ts"]
```
## Multi-Stage Build (Production)
```dockerfile
# Build stage
FROM oven/bun:1 AS builder
WORKDIR /app
COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
COPY . .
RUN bun run build
# Production stage
FROM oven/bun:1-slim AS production
WORKDIR /app
# Copy only production dependencies
COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile --production
# Copy built assets
COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
# Run as non-root
USER bun
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["bun", "run", "dist/index.js"]
```
## Alpine Image
```dockerfile
FROM oven/bun:1-alpine
WORKDIR /app
# Alpine uses apk for packages
RUN apk add --no-cache git
COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
COPY . .
CMD ["bun", "run", "src/index.ts"]
```
## Distroless Image
```dockerfile
# Build stage
FROM oven/bun:1 AS builder
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
RUN bun build src/index.ts --compile --outfile=app
# Runtime stage
FROM gcr.io/distroless/base
COPY --from=builder /app/app /app
ENTRYPOINT ["/app"]
```
## Docker Compose
```yaml
# docker-compose.yml
version: "3.8"
services:
app:
build: .
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- NODE_ENV=production
- DATABASE_URL=postgres://db:5432/app
depends_on:
- db
restart: unless-stopped
db:
image: postgres:16-alpine
environment:
POSTGRES_DB: app
POSTGRES_USER: user
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
volumes:
- postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
postgres_data:
```
## Hot Reload in Development
```yaml
# docker-compose.dev.yml
version: "3.8"
services:
app:
build:
context: .
dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
ports:
- "3000:3000"
volumes:
- ./src:/app/src
- ./package.json:/app/package.json
command: bun --hot run src/index.ts
```
```dockerfile
# Dockerfile.dev
FROM oven/bun:1
WORKDIR /app
COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install
# Source mounted as volume
CMD ["bun", "--hot", "run", "src/index.ts"]
```
## Compiled Binary
```dockerfile
FROM oven/bun:1 AS builder
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
RUN bun build src/index.ts --compile --outfile=server
# Minimal runtime
FROM ubuntu:22.04
# Install runtime dependencies
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
ca-certificates \
&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
COPY --from=builder /app/server /usr/local/bin/server
USER nobody
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["server"]
```
## SQLite with Docker
```dockerfile
FROM oven/bun:1
WORKDIR /app
COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
COPY . .
# Create data directory
RUN mkdir -p /app/data
# Volume for SQLite database
VOLUME /app/data
ENV DATABASE_PATH=/app/data/app.sqlite
CMD ["bun", "run", "src/index.ts"]
```
## Health Checks
```dockerfile
FROM oven/bun:1
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
EXPOSE 3000
HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
CMD curl -f http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1
CMD ["bun", "run", "src/index.ts"]
```
```typescript
// Health endpoint
app.get("/health", (c) => c.json({ status: "ok" }));
```
## Environment Variables
```dockerfile
FROM oven/bun:1
WORKDIR /app
# Build-time args
ARG NODE_ENV=production
ARG API_URL
# Runtime env
ENV NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV}
ENV API_URL=${API_URL}
COPY . .
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
CMD ["bun", "run", "src/index.ts"]
```
```bash
# Build with args
docker build --build-arg API_URL=https://api.example.com -t myapp .
# Run with env
docker run -e DATABASE_URL=postgres://... myapp
```
## Caching Optimization
```dockerfile
FROM oven/bun:1 AS base
WORKDIR /app
# Cache dependencies separately
FROM base AS deps
COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
# Build
FROM deps AS builder
COPY . .
RUN bun run build
# Production
FROM base AS runner
COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
COPY package.json ./
USER bun
CMD ["bun", "run", "dist/index.js"]
```
## Security Best Practices
```dockerfile
FROM oven/bun:1-slim
WORKDIR /app
# Don't run as root
USER bun
# Copy with correct ownership
COPY --chown=bun:bun package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile --production
COPY --chown=bun:bun . .
# Read-only filesystem
# (use with: docker run --read-only)
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["bun", "run", "src/index.ts"]
```
## .dockerignore
```
node_modules
.git
.gitignore
*.md
Dockerfile*
docker-compose*
.env*
.DS_Store
coverage
dist
.bun
```
## Common Commands
```bash
# Build
docker build -t myapp .
# Run
docker run -p 3000:3000 myapp
# Run with env file
docker run --env-file .env -p 3000:3000 myapp
# Interactive shell
docker run -it oven/bun sh
# Check Bun version
docker run oven/bun bun --version
```
## Common Errors
| Error | Cause | Fix |
|-------|-------|-----|
| `bun.lockb not found` | Missing lockfile | Run `bun install` locally |
| `EACCES permission` | File ownership | Use `--chown=bun:bun` |
| `OOM killed` | Memory limit | Increase container memory |
| `No space left` | Large layers | Use multi-stage builds |
## When to Load References
Load `references/optimization.md` when:
- Image size reduction
- Layer caching
- Build performance
Load `references/kubernetes.md` when:
- K8s deployment
- Horizontal scaling
- Service mesh
This skill packages Bun applications for Docker, providing production-ready Dockerfiles, multi-stage builds, and compose examples optimized for Bun official images. It guides dependency caching, security hardening, compiled binaries, and development hot-reload workflows for fast container builds and smaller runtimes. The content targets TypeScript/Node-style Bun projects and deployment scenarios for containers and CI/CD.
The skill supplies example Dockerfiles and docker-compose configs that use oven/bun official images and variants (slim, alpine, distroless). It demonstrates multi-stage builds to separate build-time deps from runtime, caching strategies to minimize rebuild time, and run-time setups including health checks, environment variables, and non-root execution. It also includes patterns for compiled binaries, SQLite persistence, and development hot-reload containers.
Which oven/bun tag should I use for production?
Pin a specific oven/bun version (for example oven/bun:1) to avoid breaking changes; use slim or distroless variants for smaller runtimes.
How do I avoid reinstalling dependencies on every build?
Copy package.json and bun.lockb and run bun install before copying source files so Docker layer caching preserves installed deps when source changes.