# Official "cloud native" docker image from discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-cloud-native-docker-image-from-discourse/228568
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [May 31, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-cloud-native-docker-image-from-discourse/228568 "2022-05-31T09:29:08Z")
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### Author: ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-cloud-native-docker-image-from-discourse/228568/2 "2022-05-31T11:19:18Z")

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I think this has been discussed pretty extensively here:

> [@Can Discourse ship frequent Docker images that do not need to be bootstrapped?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-ship-frequent-docker-images-that-do-not-need-to-be-bootstrapped/33205):
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> There is this [open issue](https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker/issues/186) (which I just closed) on Discourse Docker repo asking Discourse should behave like a standard docker image a docker user excepts to be able to run discourse without a special launcher. to define multiple containers (redis, postgres, discourse,..), links and volumes, docker-compose should be used instead. [Docker Compose | Docker Docs](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) The question is somewhat misguided, but I would like to address a broader one of Can Discourse ship frequent Docker images that do …

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