⚠️ What is diff between this plugin and https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-docker

[tomavic]

What is diff between this plugin and https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-docker

I can see that your plugin is much more updated and maintained. This should have more stars than the other plugin so that people coming from Google search like me don't be confused.

Also, please try to add your plugin here as well https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/extending/plugins-list.md

[esatterwhite]

@tomavic I haven't used this one specifically, But I would have to say, mine is much more configurable and has more template hooks for you to get the most out of it. Additionally, I found the other plugins quite a challenge to work with when operating a mono repo and needing to publish multiple docker images. It plays nice with [multi-semantic-release] https://github.com/dhoulb/multi-semantic-release

This was my primary focus when building this plugin. easy to use by default, configurable at (almost) every level, and works pretty well in a mono repo

[tomavic]

Can I use this plugin to create a custom docker container that will be used to run my commands (npm i, npm run build, npx semantic-release)

[esatterwhite]

you want this plugin to run npm commands, or you want npm commands to use this plugin to build a container?

[tomavic]

Use it to build my container, then run some npm commands from inside this container.

Simply I am building a Docker container that will enable me from running my CI/CD script.
Here is my list of npm commands I need to publish

• Checkout branch.
• Auth with npm regitry
• npm install
• npm run build
• npx semantic-release <- here I want to (publish, generate-notes, change-log) ONLY

you want this plugin to run npm commands, or you want npm commands to use this plugin to build a container?

[esatterwhite]

you probably could if you set dockerPublish: false and dockerClean:false and tagged them so you know how to reference them.
It's a bit out of scope for what semantic release, and this plugin intend to do. It's probably possible, just not directly supported.

[tomavic]

Yeah, my last question is out of scope. But my primary question is the difference between this plugin and the other plugin.

If you could add the diff. in the README so that anyone can know which one should be used.

I appreciate it

[esatterwhite]

@tomavic to me it looks like the package you listed doesn't do image builds or anything to that effect. It just tags and pushes them.