Operator Image Build Process
This document describes the Loki Operator image build and push strategy.
Build & Push Strategy#
DockerHub (docker.io)#
| Image |
Trigger |
Organization |
Tag |
Workflow File |
loki-operator |
Push to main |
grafana |
latest |
operator-images.yaml |
loki-operator |
Release created |
grafana |
{version} |
operator-release-please.yml |
Quay.io#
| Image |
Trigger |
Organization |
Tag |
Workflow File |
loki-operator |
Push to main |
openshift-logging |
latest |
operator-images.yaml |
loki-operator-bundle |
Push to main |
openshift-logging |
latest |
operator-images.yaml |
storage-size-calculator |
Push to main |
openshift-logging |
latest |
operator-images.yaml |
Workflow Files#
.github/workflows/operator-images.yaml#
- Triggers: Push to main, pull requests, manual dispatch
- Purpose: Continuous integration builds
- Images: All operator images for development and testing
.github/workflows/operator-release-please.yml#
- Triggers: When release-please creates a new release
- Purpose: Production release builds
- Images: Versioned release images
.github/workflows/operator-reusable-image-build.yml#
- Purpose: Centralized build workflow used by all other workflows
- Features: Multi-platform builds (amd64, arm64, arm), registry-based authentication
Image Details#
| Image |
Dockerfile |
Context |
Purpose |
loki-operator |
operator/Dockerfile |
operator/ |
Main operator binary |
loki-operator-bundle |
operator/bundle/openshift/bundle.Dockerfile |
operator/bundle/openshift/ |
OpenShift bundle |
storage-size-calculator |
operator/calculator.Dockerfile |
operator/ |
Storage calculator utility |