Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Keeping your Docker containers updated is an extremely important part of security and overall lifecycle management for your containerized environment. We check out the 5 best Docker image update tools that you need to know to keep your Docker container images updated. We cover everything from the Docker CLI, Watchtower, Shepherd, Portainer, and CI/CD pipelines.
Written blog of this topic where you can grab code samples:
virtualizationhowto.com/2024/10/5-docker-update-image-tools-to-keep-images-up-to-date
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Introduction to 5 Docker Image Update tools - 0:00
Using the built-in Docker CLI commands to update - 0:40
Hands on with Docker CLI to update Docker images - 1:10
Introducing Watchtower for running Docker image updates - 2:30
Looking at the Watchtower Docker update Docker Compose code - 3:22
Looking at Watchtower official documentation - 4:15
Introducing updates to Docker Swarm with Shepherd - 5:15
Looking at my Shepherd stack in Docker Compose - 6:04
Introducing Portainer - 6:48
Looking at the manual Docker image update process with Portainer - 7:53
Looking at automating updates with Portainer with webhooks - 8:47
Introducing CI/CD pipelines for Docker update tasks - 9:27
Talking about automating cleanups of your Docker hosts - 9:47
Walking through GitLab and a pipeline to prune Docker environments - 10:15
Talking about how you can run this in conjunction with a Shepherd CRON script - 11:42
Wrapping up the ultimate list of Docker image update tools - 11:58
Keeping your Docker containers updated is an extremely important part of security and overall lifecycle management for your containerized environment. We check out the 5 best Docker image update tools that you need to know to keep your Docker container images updated. We cover everything from the Docker CLI, Watchtower, Shepherd, Portainer, and CI/CD pipelines.
Written blog of this topic where you can grab code samples:
virtualizationhowto.com/2024/10/5-docker-update-image-tools-to-keep-images-up-to-date
Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: virtualizationhowto.com/community
★ Subscribe to the channel: youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1
★ My blog: virtualizationhowto.com
★ Twitter: twitter.com/vspinmaster
★ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht
★ Github: github.com/brandonleegit
★ Facebook: facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326
★ Discord: discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3
★ Pinterest: pinterest.com/brandonleevht
Introduction to 5 Docker Image Update tools - 0:00
Using the built-in Docker CLI commands to update - 0:40
Hands on with Docker CLI to update Docker images - 1:10
Introducing Watchtower for running Docker image updates - 2:30
Looking at the Watchtower Docker update Docker Compose code - 3:22
Looking at Watchtower official documentation - 4:15
Introducing updates to Docker Swarm with Shepherd - 5:15
Looking at my Shepherd stack in Docker Compose - 6:04
Introducing Portainer - 6:48
Looking at the manual Docker image update process with Portainer - 7:53
Looking at automating updates with Portainer with webhooks - 8:47
Introducing CI/CD pipelines for Docker update tasks - 9:27
Talking about automating cleanups of your Docker hosts - 9:47
Walking through GitLab and a pipeline to prune Docker environments - 10:15
Talking about how you can run this in conjunction with a Shepherd CRON script - 11:42
Wrapping up the ultimate list of Docker image update tools - 11:58
