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This guide walks you through building Frappe images from the repository resources.
# Prerequisites
- git
- docker or podman
- docker compose v2 or podman compose
> Install containerization software according to the official maintainer documentation. Avoid package managers when not recommended, as they frequently cause compatibility issues.
# Clone this repo
```bash
git clone https://github.com/frappe/frappe_docker
cd frappe_docker
```
# Define custom apps
If you dont want to install specific apps to the image skip this section.
To include custom apps in your image, create an `apps.json` file in the repository root:
```json
[
{
"url": "https://github.com/frappe/erpnext",
"branch": "version-15"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/frappe/hrms",
"branch": "version-15"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/frappe/helpdesk",
"branch": "main"
}
]
```
Then generate a base64-encoded string from this file:
```bash
export APPS_JSON_BASE64=$(base64 -w 0 apps.json)
```
# Build the image
Choose the appropriate build command based on your container runtime and desired image type. This example builds the `layered` image with the custom `apps.json` you created.
`Docker`:
```bash
docker build \
--build-arg=FRAPPE_PATH=https://github.com/frappe/frappe \
--build-arg=FRAPPE_BRANCH=version-15 \
--build-arg=APPS_JSON_BASE64=$APPS_JSON_BASE64 \
--tag=custom:15 \
--file=images/layered/Containerfile .
```
`Podman`:
```bash
podman build \
--build-arg=FRAPPE_PATH=https://github.com/frappe/frappe \
--build-arg=FRAPPE_BRANCH=version-15 \
--build-arg=APPS_JSON_BASE64=$APPS_JSON_BASE64 \
--tag=custom:15 \
--file=images/layered/Containerfile .
```
## Build args
| Arg | Purpose |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Frappe Framework** | |
| FRAPPE_PATH | Repository URL for Frappe framework source code. Defaults to https://github.com/frappe/frappe |
| FRAPPE_BRANCH | Branch to use for Frappe framework. Defaults to version-15 |
| **Custom Apps** | |
| APPS_JSON_BASE64 | Base64-encoded JSON string from apps.json defining apps to install |
| **Dependencies** | |
| PYTHON_VERSION | Python version for the base image |
| NODE_VERSION | Node.js version |
| WKHTMLTOPDF_VERSION | wkhtmltopdf version |
| **bench only** | |
| DEBIAN_BASE | Debian base version for the bench image, defaults to `bookworm` |
| WKHTMLTOPDF_DISTRO | use the specified distro for debian package. Default is `bookworm` |
# env file
The compose file requires several environment variables. You can either export them on your system or create a `.env` file.
```bash
cp example.env custom.env
```
Edit `custom.env` to customize variables for your setup. The template includes common variables, but you can add, modify, or remove any as needed. See [env-variables.md](04-env-variables.md) for detailed descriptions of all available variables.
# Creating the final compose file
Combine the base compose file with appropriate overrides for your use case. This example adds MariaDB, Redis, and exposes ports on `:8080`:
```bash
docker compose --env-file example.env \
-f compose.yaml \
-f overrides/compose.mariadb.yaml \
-f overrides/compose.redis.yaml \
-f overrides/compose.noproxy.yaml \
config > compose.custom.yaml
```
This generates `compose.custom.yaml`, which you'll use to start all containers. Customize the overrides and environment variables according to your requirements.
> **NOTE**: podman compose is just a wrapper, it uses docker-compose if it is available or podman-compose if not. podman-compose have an issue reading .env files ([Issue](https://github.com/containers/podman-compose/issues/475)) and might create an issue when running the containers.
---
**Next:** [Start Setup →](03-start-setup.md)
**Back:** [Container Overview ←](01-overview.md)
**See also:** [Setup Examples](06-setup-examples.md) for practical deployment scenarios.