# bun-docker

A skill that hands you Dockerfile and docker-compose patterns for Bun apps: oven/bun images, multi-stage builds, hot reload in development.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 408 installs · ★ 236
- Author: secondsky
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/bun/skills/bun-docker/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/bun-docker

## What it does

The skill covers the official `oven/bun` images and their variants: `latest`, `slim`, `alpine`, `distroless`, `debian`. You get a basic Dockerfile, a multi-stage production build that copies only production dependencies, and a compiled-binary path where Bun builds a single executable and a minimal runtime image carries it.

There are compose examples too — an app service next to Postgres with a named volume, plus a dev compose file that mounts `./src` and runs `bun --hot`. Separate sections walk through health checks, build-time `ARG` and runtime `ENV`, layer caching, and a `.dockerignore` list. A short error table maps `bun.lockb not found`, `EACCES permission`, `OOM killed` and `No space left` to their causes.

Security advice is concrete: run as `USER bun`, copy with `--chown=bun:bun`, install with `--frozen-lockfile --production`. That last flag is the catch — the build expects `bun.lockb` to be committed, so run `bun install` locally first or the install step fails. For image size and Kubernetes work the skill points to `references/optimization.md` and `references/kubernetes.md`.

## Requirements
- Works with: Docker

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill bun-docker -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/bun-docker/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/bun-docker/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill bun-docker -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/bun-docker/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill bun-docker -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/bun-docker/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install secondsky/claude-skills bun-docker
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/bun-docker/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill bun-docker -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills --path plugins/bun/skills/bun-docker
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/bun-docker/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add secondsky/claude-skills --skill bun-docker -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/secondsky/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/bun/skills/bun-docker/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a production Bun image without dev dependencies
- get hot reload working inside a container
- run Bun and Postgres together with docker-compose
- shrink image size with a multi-stage build
- compile the app to a single binary and ship it in a minimal runtime

## Example prompts
- write a multi-stage Dockerfile for my Bun app
- add a healthcheck and run the container as non-root
- set up docker-compose with hot reload for development

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: bun-docker
description: Use for Docker with Bun, Dockerfiles, oven/bun image, containerization, and deployments.
metadata:
  version: "1.0.0"
license: MIT
---

# Bun Docker

Deploy Bun applications in Docker containers using official images.

## Official Images

```bash
# Latest stable
docker pull oven/bun

# Specific version
docker pull oven/bun:1

# Variants
oven/bun:latest       # Full image (~100MB)
oven/bun:slim         # Minimal image (~80MB)
oven/bun:alpine       # Alpine-based (~50MB)
oven/bun:distroless   # Distroless (~60MB)
oven/bun:debian       # Debian-based (~100MB)
```

## Basic Dockerfile

```dockerfile
FROM oven/bun:1 AS base

WORKDIR /app

# Install dependencies
COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile

# Copy source
COPY . .

# Run
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["bun", "run", "src/index.ts"]
```

## Multi-Stage Build (Production)

```dockerfile
# Build stage
FROM oven/bun:1 AS builder

WORKDIR /app

COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile

COPY . .
RUN bun run build

# Production stage
FROM oven/bun:1-slim AS production

WORKDIR /app

# Copy only production dependencies
COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile --production

# Copy built assets
COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist

# Run as non-root
USER bun

EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["bun", "run", "dist/index.js"]
```

## Alpine Image

```dockerfile
FROM oven/bun:1-alpine

WORKDIR /app

# Alpine uses apk for packages
RUN apk add --no-cache git

COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile

COPY . .

CMD ["bun", "run", "src/index.ts"]
```

## Distroless Image

```dockerfile
# Build stage
FROM oven/bun:1 AS builder

WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
RUN bun build src/index.ts --compile --outfile=app

# Runtime stage
FROM gcr.io/distroless/base

COPY --from=builder /app/app /app

ENTRYPOINT ["/app"]
```

## Docker Compose

```yaml
# docker-compose.yml
version: "3.8"

services:
  app:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=production
      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://db:5432/app
    depends_on:
      - db
    restart: unless-stopped

  db:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: app
      POSTGRES_USER: user
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
    volumes:
      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data

volumes:
  postgres_data:
```

## Hot Reload in Development

```yaml
# docker-compose.dev.yml
version: "3.8"

services:
  app:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - ./src:/app/src
      - ./package.json:/app/package.json
````
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