Docker Patterns

Purpose

Containerize applications following Docker best practices for development and production.

Agent Protocol

Trigger

Exact user phrases: "Dockerfile", "Docker", "Docker Compose", "containerize", "container", "docker build", "multi-stage build", "docker-compose.yml".

Input Context

• Application stack (for base image selection).
• Build tooling (for layer caching strategy).
• Deployment target (for production vs dev separation).
• Language-specific build requirements (compilers, system deps).

Output Artifact

Writes to Dockerfile, .dockerignore, and/or docker-compose.yml.