Updated March 2026
Docker Integration
Last updated: March 18, 2026Autonoly's Docker integration brings intelligent orchestration to every aspect of your container lifecycle. From the moment a developer merges code to the moment a containerized service is healthy in production, Autonoly can manage the entire chain without manual intervention. Image build automation starts with source control events: a merge to the main branch triggers a Docker build, the image is tagged with the commit SHA and semantic version, security scanning runs automatically, and the image is pushed to your registry only if all scans pass — with failure alerts sent to the team if they don't. Multi-container deployment coordination goes beyond what simple CI scripts can do: Autonoly can sequence container service restarts with health check verification between each step, implement blue-green or canary deployment patterns, and roll back automatically if health checks fail after a configurable window. Registry maintenance workflows keep your registries clean and compliant: old image versions are pruned on a schedule, critical base image updates trigger rebuild pipelines across all dependent service images, and audit logs of all image pushes and pulls are forwarded to your security tooling. Container fleet health monitoring enables proactive responses — when a container's health check fails repeatedly, Autonoly can restart it, notify the on-call engineer, create a Jira incident ticket, and update your status page, all as part of a single coordinated response workflow.
Setup time
10 minutes
Complexity
Advanced
Category
development
Key Features
Everything you need to build powerful Docker automations
Automate Docker image building and testing on source control events
Orchestrate multi-container deployments with health check sequencing
Manage container registries: push, pull, tag, and prune automatically
Monitor container health and trigger automated remediation workflows
Run security scanning on built images before registry push
Coordinate complex multi-service container workflows end-to-end
How It Works
Get up and running with Docker automation in minutes
Source control event triggers the pipeline
A merge to your main branch (in GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket) fires a webhook to Autonoly, which begins the container pipeline workflow for the affected service.
Image build is triggered
Autonoly calls your Docker build system — Docker Hub Automated Builds, a CI runner, or a direct Docker API call — passing the correct build context, build args, and tag parameters.
Security scan runs automatically
The newly built image is scanned for known CVEs using your configured scanner (Snyk, Trivy, or Docker Scout). Results are evaluated against your policy thresholds.
Image is promoted or build is failed
If the scan passes, the image is tagged and pushed to your production registry. If it fails, the team is notified with the CVE report and the deployment is blocked.
Deployment is orchestrated with health verification
Autonoly updates the deployment manifest, sequences the rollout across your container hosts, verifies health checks between each step, and rolls back automatically if a health check fails.
Who Uses This Integration
Discover how teams use Autonoly to automate Docker workflows
CI/CD Container Pipeline
On every code merge, automatically build the Docker image, run security scans, push to your registry if clean, update your deployment manifest, and deploy to staging — with Slack notifications at each stage.
Container Fleet Management
Monitor health across your running containers, auto-restart unhealthy instances, alert on persistent failures, and trigger incident workflows — keeping your fleet reliable without round-the-clock manual oversight.
Registry Maintenance
Automatically prune images older than a configurable retention window, rebuild service images when base images receive security patches, and enforce naming and tagging conventions across your registry.
Actions & Triggers
Everything Docker can do inside your automated workflows
Triggers
Events that start workflows
Image build completed successfully
Image build failed
Image pushed to registry
Container health check failed
New base image version published
Registry storage threshold exceeded
Operations
Actions the integration can perform
Trigger Docker image build
Tag and push image to registry
Pull and deploy specific image version
Run container security scan
Restart or stop specific container
Prune old images from registry
Update deployment manifest with new image tag
Combine Docker with Powerful Features
Docker works seamlessly with Autonoly's full automation toolkit
Setup Guide
Connect Docker to Autonoly in just a few steps
Connect your Docker registry
Provide credentials for Docker Hub, AWS ECR, Google Artifact Registry, or any other OCI-compliant registry you use. Multiple registries can be connected simultaneously.
Configure Docker host access
Connect Autonoly to your Docker hosts or Kubernetes cluster via the Docker API or kubectl context, enabling container management and health monitoring workflows.
Set up build triggers and deployment rules
Define which source control events trigger builds, configure security scan thresholds, set health check failure tolerances, and specify deployment sequencing rules.
Popular Templates
Get started quickly with pre-built Docker workflows
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about using Docker with Autonoly
Does Autonoly support private Docker registries beyond Docker Hub?
Yes. Autonoly supports Docker Hub, AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR), Google Artifact Registry, Azure Container Registry, GitHub Container Registry (ghcr.io), GitLab Container Registry, and any OCI-compliant private registry. You can connect multiple registries and route different services to different registries within the same workflow.
Can Autonoly work with Kubernetes instead of bare Docker?
Yes. For Kubernetes environments, Autonoly interacts at the registry and deployment manifest level — updating image tags in Kubernetes manifests or Helm values files and triggering kubectl apply or Helm upgrade commands. Direct Docker API access is used for non-Kubernetes container hosts.
Which container security scanners does Autonoly integrate with?
Autonoly has built-in integrations with Snyk Container, Trivy, Docker Scout, and AWS ECR image scanning. You can configure pass/fail thresholds based on CVSS severity scores, and the scan results are included in Slack notifications and Jira incident tickets.
How does Autonoly handle multi-architecture image builds?
Autonoly can trigger Docker Buildx builds targeting multiple platforms (linux/amd64, linux/arm64, etc.) and manage the resulting manifest list in your registry. Build arguments and platform targets are configurable per workflow.
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