No registry image tag for major versions

[simonjamain]

(I read the contributing guidelines, still I am not 100% sure that this is the place to ask that)

Context

We have several docker/portainer-managed nodered instances on docker VMs (along many other containers). We want/need to update regularly our containers images.

Use case

We want to update minor versions of our nodered images (semi)automatically, to reduce the burden of maintaining updates.

Solution proposed

The introduction of a new registry tag holding only the major version (keeping and ofc) would fit into our existing logic and allow us to easily track minor changes only.
Examples of images with this principle :

• nginx : https://hub.docker.com/layers/library/nginx/1
• traefik : https://hub.docker.com/layers/library/traefik/3

If that is something that you would consider, I could kickstart with a PR.

PS: Thank you for all you've done, huge fan of the project.

[hardillb]

Feature requests should be posted to the Node-RED slack or Discourse Forum to be discussed first.

Both are linked from the nodered.org home page

[knolleary]

HI @simonjamain,

as you're here already, let's keep the conversation here.

So the proposal would be to simply have a 5 tag that points to the latest 5.x build?

[simonjamain]

HI @simonjamain,

as you're here already, let's keep the conversation here.

So the proposal would be to simply have a 5 tag that points to the latest 5.x build?

Exactly (though it would also theorically create all the other variants like 5-24-minimal)

[simonjamain]

Feature requests should be posted to the Node-RED slack or Discourse Forum to be discussed first.

Both are linked from the nodered.org home page

Yes that is what I read, though I did not know if you were to qualify this as a feature, sorry.

[knolleary]

5-24-minimal
@simonjamain yup - makes sense.

Given tags are free, and it's a simplish update to the build file to make it so, I don't see any reason not to do it - especially if you're offering up a PR ;)

[simonjamain]

Ok I made the PR but I think it may be on the wrong branch