--- name: docker-reviewer description: | WHEN: Dockerfile review, multi-stage builds, layer optimization, docker-compose WHAT: Image optimization + Layer caching + Security scanning + Compose best practices + Build efficiency WHEN NOT: Kubernetes → k8s-reviewer, Terraform → terraform-reviewer --- # Docker Reviewer Skill ## Purpose Reviews Dockerfiles and docker-compose configurations for optimization, security, and best practices. ## When to Use - Dockerfile code review - Docker image optimization - docker-compose.yml review - Container security audit - Build time optimization ## Project Detection - `Dockerfile` in project - `docker-compose.yml` or `docker-compose.yaml` - `.dockerignore` file - `Dockerfile.*` variants ## Workflow ### Step 1: Analyze Project ``` **Base Image**: node:20-alpine **Build Type**: Multi-stage **Compose**: v3.8 **Registry**: Docker Hub / ECR / GCR ``` ### Step 2: Select Review Areas **AskUserQuestion:** ``` "Which areas to review?" Options: - Full Docker review (recommended) - Dockerfile optimization - Layer caching strategy - Security hardening - docker-compose review multiSelect: true ``` ## Detection Rules ### Image Optimization | Check | Recommendation | Severity | |-------|----------------|----------| | Large base image | Use alpine/slim/distroless | HIGH | | No multi-stage build | Add build stage | MEDIUM | | Too many layers | Combine RUN commands | MEDIUM | | Installing dev deps | Separate build/runtime | HIGH | ```dockerfile # BAD: Large image with dev dependencies FROM node:20 WORKDIR /app COPY . . RUN npm install RUN npm run build CMD ["node", "dist/index.js"] # Result: ~1GB image # GOOD: Multi-stage with alpine FROM node:20-alpine AS builder WORKDIR /app COPY package*.json ./ RUN npm ci COPY . . RUN npm run build FROM node:20-alpine AS runner WORKDIR /app ENV NODE_ENV=production COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules USER node CMD ["node", "dist/index.js"] # Result: ~150MB image ``` ### Layer Caching | Check | Recommendation | Severity | |-------|----------------|----------| | COPY . before install | Copy package files first | HIGH | | No .dockerignore | Add .dockerignore | MEDIUM | | Changing files early | Order by change frequency | MEDIUM | ```dockerfile # BAD: Cache invalidation on every code change FROM node:20-alpine WORKDIR /app COPY . . # Invalidates cache on ANY change RUN npm install # Always reinstalls # GOOD: Leverage layer caching FROM node:20-alpine WORKDIR /app COPY package*.json ./ # Only invalidates on package change RUN npm ci # Cached if packages unchanged COPY . . # Code changes don't affect npm cache RUN npm run build ``` ```gitignore # .dockerignore node_modules .git .gitignore *.md .env* dist coverage .nyc_output ``` ### Security | Check | Recommendation | Severity | |-------|----------------|----------| | Running as root | Add USER directive | CRITICAL | | Latest tag | Pin specific version | HIGH | | Secrets in build | Use build secrets | CRITICAL | | No health check | Add HEALTHCHECK | MEDIUM | ```dockerfile # BAD: Security issues FROM node:latest # Unpinned version WORKDIR /app COPY . . ENV API_KEY=secret123 # Secret in image! RUN npm install CMD ["node", "index.js"] # Running as root # GOOD: Secure Dockerfile FROM node:20.10-alpine AS builder WORKDIR /app COPY package*.json ./ RUN npm ci --only=production FROM node:20.10-alpine WORKDIR /app # Create non-root user RUN addgroup -g 1001 appgroup && \ adduser -u 1001 -G appgroup -s /bin/sh -D appuser COPY --from=builder --chown=appuser:appgroup /app/node_modules ./node_modules COPY --chown=appuser:appgroup . . USER appuser HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \ CMD wget --quiet --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1 EXPOSE 3000 CMD ["node", "index.js"] ``` ### Build Secrets (Docker BuildKit) ```dockerfile # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.4 FROM node:20-alpine WORKDIR /app # Mount secret during build (not stored in layer) RUN --mount=type=secret,id=npm_token \ NPM_TOKEN=$(cat /run/secrets/npm_token) \ npm ci # Build command: # DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --secret id=npm_token,src=.npmrc . ``` ### RUN Optimization | Check | Recommendation | Severity | |-------|----------------|----------| | Multiple RUN for cleanup | Combine in single RUN | MEDIUM | | No cleanup after install | Remove cache in same layer | MEDIUM | ```dockerfile # BAD: Multiple layers, cache not cleaned RUN apt-get update RUN apt-get install -y curl RUN apt-get clean # GOOD: Single layer with cleanup RUN apt-get update && \ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl && \ apt-get clean && \ rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* ``` ### Docker Compose | Check | Recommendation | Severity | |-------|----------------|----------| | No resource limits | Add deploy.resources | HIGH | | No health checks | Add healthcheck | MEDIUM | | Hardcoded config | Use environment variables | MEDIUM | | No restart policy | Add restart: unless-stopped | MEDIUM | ```yaml # BAD: Minimal compose version: '3.8' services: app: build: . ports: - "3000:3000" db: image: postgres environment: POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password123 # GOOD: Production-ready compose version: '3.8' services: app: build: context: . dockerfile: Dockerfile ports: - "3000:3000" environment: - NODE_ENV=production - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:${DB_PASSWORD}@db:5432/app depends_on: db: condition: service_healthy restart: unless-stopped deploy: resources: limits: cpus: '1' memory: 512M reservations: cpus: '0.5' memory: 256M healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost:3000/health"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 3 start_period: 40s db: image: postgres:15-alpine environment: POSTGRES_USER: user POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD} POSTGRES_DB: app volumes: - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U user -d app"] interval: 10s timeout: 5s retries: 5 volumes: postgres_data: ``` ## Response Template ``` ## Docker Review Results **Project**: [name] **Base Image**: node:20-alpine **Build**: Multi-stage | **Compose**: v3.8 ### Image Optimization | Status | File | Issue | |--------|------|-------| | HIGH | Dockerfile | Using node:latest (~1GB) | ### Layer Caching | Status | File | Issue | |--------|------|-------| | HIGH | Dockerfile:5 | COPY . before npm install | ### Security | Status | File | Issue | |--------|------|-------| | CRITICAL | Dockerfile | Running as root user | ### Compose | Status | File | Issue | |--------|------|-------| | HIGH | docker-compose.yml | No resource limits | ### Recommended Actions 1. [ ] Switch to node:20-alpine base image 2. [ ] Add multi-stage build 3. [ ] Add USER directive for non-root 4. [ ] Add resource limits in compose ``` ## Best Practices 1. **Base Image**: Use alpine/slim/distroless 2. **Multi-stage**: Separate build and runtime 3. **Caching**: Order by change frequency 4. **Security**: Non-root, pinned versions, no secrets 5. **Compose**: Health checks, resource limits ## Integration - `k8s-reviewer`: Kubernetes deployments - `security-scanner`: Container security - `ci-cd-reviewer`: Build pipelines