Docker Image Versions
Liferay Docker image tags begin with a Liferay software version and end with an image version.
[Liferay software version] [image version]
For example, Liferay DXP 7.4.13 Update 15 or Liferay Portal 7.4.3.15 GA15 follow the pattern. See Liferay Software Versions to learn more.
Liferay Docker image tags use full, simple, and slim image versions.
A full image version is a semantic version based on changes to the container (e.g., OS, scripts, and tools). These versions start with d, have major, minor, and micro version numbers, and end with a time stamp (e.g., 7.4.13-u15-d2.0.23-20220310153349). A slim image version tag is similar to the simple version with -slim appended to the end.
The image version is not bound by the Liferay software version. For example, multiple images can be created for the same Liferay software version.
Tags that use the full image version are recommended because they’re static and explicitly versioned.
Tags that use the simple image version are provided only as a convenience. They represent the latest image available for a Liferay software version.
Tags that use the slim image version are configured to use only remote search services rather than the default Elasticsearch Sidecar. To connect the search engine, use the following environment variables:
LIFERAY_NETWORK_HOST_ADDRESSES: Set to your search engine server’s IP address.LIFERAY_OPENSEARCH_ENABLED(Optional): Set to true to connect to OpenSearch 2.LIFERAY_OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD(Optional): Set to the server password if using OpenSearch 2.
The search engine must be either Elasticsearch or OpenSearch 2.
For example, here are the full, simple, and slim version tags used for the latest DXP quarterly release image available at the time of this writing.
Full:
Simple:
Slim:
The full, simple, and slim tags above refer to the same Docker image. If, however, a new image is created for Liferay DXP 7.4.13 U36, the simple tag is updated to use the new image.
Liferay Docker image tags that use a simple image version can change. They are updated to refer to the latest image available for the Liferay software version.