Official docker images offline
Saturday, 4 July 2026 · 4 messages · last reply 6 Jul 2026
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mblissett4 Jul 2026 13:50 #
Hi,
I've been using the official Docker image previously at https://hub.docker.com/u/basex , but it has disappeared. Are these images now located elsewhere, or is there a preferred alternative?
Thanks
--
Matthew Blissett
https://www.tdwg.org/
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Andy Bunce6 Jul 2026 16:59 #
Hi Matthew,
I don't know what happened to the official image, but it had no updates for many years.
I think the last version was for BaseX 9 [1]. The conclusion of issue [#2051] was: given that people have differing requirements and priorities e.g. minimal size, cross-platform etc, developers are better off creating and building their own using a custom Dockerfile.
That said, I maintain an unofficial cross-platform published image [3]. I use this for quick prototypes, that may later turn into a custom App. It may be good for your needs, or give you some ideas for how to create your own.
Regards
/Andy
[1] https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex/blob/9/Dockerfile
[ #2051 ]
https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex/issues/2051#issuecomment-1196372958 [3] https://github.com/Quodatum/basex-docker
Quoted text · mblissett · 14 lines
On Sat, 4 Jul 2026 at 12:50, mblissett--- via BaseX-Talk < basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I've been using the official Docker image previously at > https://hub.docker.com/u/basex , but it has disappeared. Are these > images now located elsewhere, or is there a preferred alternative? > > Thanks > > -- > Matthew Blissett > https://www.tdwg.org/ >
CG
Hi Matthew ,
The Docker image was abandoned as it was not updated for a long time. Please visit [1] for the ongoing discussion on the future of the BaseX Docker image.
Hope this helps,
Christian
[1] https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex/issues/2051
Quoted text · mblissett · 10 lines
Von: mblissett--- via BaseX-Talk <basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de> Gesendet: Samstag, 4. Juli 2026 13:50 An: basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de Betreff: [basex-talk] Official docker images offline Hi, I've been using the official Docker image previously at https://hub.docker.com/u/basex , but it has disappeared. Are these images now located elsewhere, or is there a preferred alternative? Thanks -- Matthew Blissett https://www.tdwg.org/
LV
Hi Matthew and all,
In case it helps, here is an example of a Docker script that uses Gradle to download and run a specific version of BaseX, version 12.4 (latest).
https://github.com/vincentml/balisage-2024-open-mic/blob/main/Dockerfile
This is just another possible method.
Kind regards,
Vincent
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From: Andy Bunce via BaseX-Talk <basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2026 10:59 AM To: mblissett at gbif.org <mblissett at gbif.org> Cc: basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de <basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de> Subject: [basex-talk] Re: Official docker images offline Hi Matthew, I don't know what happened to the official image, but it had no updates for many years. I think the last version was for BaseX 9 [1]. The conclusion of issue [#2051] was: given that people have differing requirements and priorities e.g. minimal size, cross-platform etc, developers are better off creating and building their own using a custom Dockerfile. That said, I maintain an unofficial cross-platform published image [3]. I use this for quick prototypes, that may later turn into a custom App. It may be good for your needs, or give you some ideas for how to create your own. Regards /Andy [1] https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex/blob/9/Dockerfile<https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex/blob/9/Dockerfile> [ #2051 ] https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex/issues/2051#issuecomment-1196372958<https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex/issues/2051#issuecomment-1196372958> [3] https://github.com/Quodatum/basex-docker<https://github.com/Quodatum/basex-docker> On Sat, 4 Jul 2026 at 12:50, mblissett--- via BaseX-Talk <basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de<mailto:basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de>> wrote: Hi, I've been using the official Docker image previously at https://hub.docker.com/u/basex<https://hub.docker.com/u/basex> , but it has disappeared. Are these images now located elsewhere, or is there a preferred alternative? Thanks -- Matthew Blissett https://www.tdwg.org/<https://www.tdwg.org/>
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