In Pipelines, Is it possible to use the same image for multiple steps ?

[Deleted user]

Hey all, 

I have a repo that has a number of steps and the process is quick but before every step is pulls a new image even though it is the same. Is there a way I can pull the image once and run all steps/deploymets using the same image ? 

Thanks

[Gabriele Franck]

Hey @[deleted]

According to our documentation each step runs it’s own separate Docker container, which means that they must run in a different context for each step.

You can define a global image for your build, which will use the same image for your whole build, like this for example:

image: openjdk        #this image will be used by all steps unless overridden 
   
pipelines:
  default:
    - step:
          script:
        - npm install
        - npm test
    - step:      
        - npm install
        - npm test

Let me know if this helps!

Gabi

[Deleted user]

Hey Gabi

Thanks for your reply. I am using a global image already.

However, the biggest problem I have is that every single step will pull and clone a new image, even though is the same as the step before, and that slow down my release significantly.

I would love if I could pull/clone the image once and run multiple steps. 

Any suggestions ?

Thanks,

Luiz

[Deleted user]

@Gabriele Franck

[Gabriele Franck]

Hey, @[deleted]

As you can see in our Configure bitbucket-pipelines.yml doc, 'each step starts a new Docker container that includes a clone of your repository, and then runs the contents of your script section inside it. '

Which means that you can't use multiple steps here :( 

[Abdalla Tayfour]

:(

[vitaliy-ryaboy]

there are no updates for this feature?

[Daniel González Jiménez]

Make sense if this can be an option as there would be many steps that can be removed between steps and be reused for a specific pipeline.