Provide official Docker images

[sanmai]

Like those for Composer:

• https://hub.docker.com/_/composer
• https://github.com/composer/docker

They makes using Composer from within Docker a breeze:

COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer

And that's it!

This is becoming especially important with the release of PHP 8.0, and ensuing sunset of pecl.

[mlocati]

@pierrejoye do we have a FriendsOfPHP account on hub.docker.com? If so, we can for sure easily extend the create-draft-release.yml GitHub Action so that it builds a Docker image and deploy it to Docker Hub.

[mlocati]

I guess we could create a friendsofphp organization on Docker Hub, but I'd like to hear from @keradus, @SpacePossum, @kubawerlos, @julienfalque, @fabpot (and others)?

[mlocati]

@pierrejoye could you take a look at this issue? It'd allow users installing pickle in docker images in a very simple way (see for example https://github.com/mlocati/docker-php-extension-installer#copying-the-script-from-a-docker-image)

[pierrejoye]

@fabpot do we have a docker account for this org? It could be nice to have anyway, wdyt?

[Vad1mo]

If, for some reason, the Docker-Sponsored Open-Source Program isn't working out, we are happy to help you out. We operate a Harbor-based container registry as a service that has many benefits over most of the other registries out there.

There are also features regarding containerized image distribution, that might be valuable too as well.

Don't underestimate the value of owning and controlling your data, it is easier to migrate if the domain is under your control.