Hi, Thanks for the discussion and input. It sounds like there are no major blockers. Could someone please review https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15124 ?
thanks, Robin. On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 at 16:36, Kevin Liu <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey folks, > > We have a Dockerfile defined in pyiceberg [1] that uses the Spark base > image and installs all the necessary jars. This is used for our integration > test setup [2] and is inspired by databricks/docker-spark-iceberg [3]. > We've made many improvements such as upgrading to Spark 4, supporting Spark > Connect, and better image build caching. > > This is already self-contained and can be reused by other subprojects. In > fact, iceberg-rust already uses it [4] and I try to keep them in sync. > I think it would be beneficial for the project to publish this image and > something similar for Flink. > > Let me know what you think. > > Best, > Kevin Liu > > > > [1] > https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/blob/6de6d6acad440885788fb1a24c04ed647b92af0e/dev/spark/Dockerfile > [2] > https://github.com/apache/iceberg-python/blob/6de6d6acad440885788fb1a24c04ed647b92af0e/dev/docker-compose-integration.yml#L20-L21 > [3] > https://github.com/databricks/docker-spark-iceberg/blob/cf617dc29e8672792e76b9bcf6017af52f570020/spark/Dockerfile > [4] > https://github.com/apache/iceberg-rust/blob/330f21da894948fc10b57d541cb2d6f32c8bdbb8/crates/integration_tests/testdata/spark/Dockerfile > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM Steven Wu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Since the integration code for both Spark and Flink lives in our >> repository, it might make sense to also store the Docker images and the >> corresponding scripts there. >> >> I agree with Peter here. >> >> The previous thread has some concerns if the Iceberg project should host >> those docker images. Not sure if the opinions have changed. >> >> On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 2:43 AM Robin Moffatt via dev < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Ajantha, I'd not seen that thread. >>> Having looked at it, am I understanding the view to be that ideally >>> Flink would publish a Docker image that included the Iceberg dependencies? >>> >>> However we do this, I feel that the user coming to run the Flink >>> quickstart should not have to build their own Docker image; this adds >>> unnecessary friction that is easily alleviated. >>> >>> If I've understood the situation correctly, then I'm happy to discuss >>> this idea with the Flink community; please let me know before I do so. >>> >>> thanks, Robin. >>> >>> On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 16:50, Ajantha Bhat <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Robin and Peter, >>>> >>>> I discussed community-maintained Docker images previously: >>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/xl1cwq7vmnh6zgfd2vck2nq7dfd33ncq >>>> >>>> The consensus was to publish only the REST fixture Docker image >>>> <https://hub.docker.com/r/apache/iceberg-rest-fixture> (now at 100K+ >>>> total downloads) and use Docker images published by the main engines in the >>>> quickstart, instead of maintaining these images ourselves. >>>> See the thread above for more details. >>>> >>>> With respect to adding a Flink quickstart page, I’m in favor of adding >>>> it and relying on the Docker images provided by Flink rather than >>>> maintaining our own images. >>>> - Ajantha >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 9:43 PM Péter Váry <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Robin, >>>>> It would be nice to separate them. I expect that we will have some >>>>> extra stuff to do with the docker image. For example make sure that we >>>>> have >>>>> ci in place to build it. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Peter >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 16:55 Robin Moffatt via dev < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for the positive reception of this idea. >>>>>> I've drafted a PR [1] and would appreciate input :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, should I keep this and the quickstart PR [2] as separate PRs, >>>>>> or combine them? >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks, Robin. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15124 >>>>>> [2] https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15062 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 13:58, Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is a great idea. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If we are moving forward with an "official" Docker image published >>>>>>> by the project, we must ensure it is fully compliant with ASF >>>>>>> requirements >>>>>>> regarding LICENSE/NOTICE files, etc. While this may seem >>>>>>> straightforward, >>>>>>> it is a detail that is often overlooked. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would be happy to help with this process. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> JB >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 1:52 PM Maximilian Michels <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hey Robin, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> +1 That's a great idea. It's often a bit painful for new users to >>>>>>>> get >>>>>>>> all the dependencies in the right place. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> +1 for building upon the official Flink Docker images: >>>>>>>> https://hub.docker.com/r/apache/flink >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -Max >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 12:27 PM Péter Váry < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Hi Robin, >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > I would love to see the Flink quickstart image in the Iceberg >>>>>>>> repo. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Ajantha was working on the Spark side: >>>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues/13519 >>>>>>>> > The conclusion was: >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> we should both remove the vendor reference and bring this back >>>>>>>> up to date. My preference would be to rely on the Spark image < >>>>>>>> https://hub.docker.com/r/apache/spark> provided by the Apache >>>>>>>> Spark project, similar to what we do for the Hive < >>>>>>>> https://iceberg.apache.org/hive-quickstart/> quickstart. We should >>>>>>>> be able to load all the Iceberg-specific JARs through the >>>>>>>> spark.jars.packages configuration < >>>>>>>> https://spark.apache.org/docs/3.5.1/configuration.html>. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Ajantha also added the link to the old dev list thread: >>>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/4kknk8mvnffbmhdt63z8t4ps0mt1jbf4 >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Thanks for working on this, >>>>>>>> > Peter >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Robin Moffatt via dev <[email protected]> ezt írta >>>>>>>> (időpont: 2026. jan. 22., Cs, 19:23): >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> Hi, >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> Following discussion on the Flink quickstart PR [1], what do >>>>>>>> people think about adding an official quickstart Docker image for >>>>>>>> Flink to >>>>>>>> the project? >>>>>>>> >> At the moment the Spark quickstart uses tabulario/spark-iceberg >>>>>>>> so perhaps that could be brought into the project too. >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> thanks, Robin. >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> 1: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15062 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>
