YAML for Docker CLI in VM

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Run Docker CLI commands on a native VM with full Docker daemon access.

YAML parameters for Docker CLI in VM

PARAMETERS

working_directoryrequiredstring

Directory where commands are executed.

commandsrequiredstring

The commands to execute in the native build environment

typerequiredstring

Value: NATIVE_BUILD_DOCKER_CLI

actionrequiredstring

Unique identifier for the action within the pipeline.

distributionstring enum

The AWS distribution type for the Docker native build

Allowed enum:

UBUNTU_20_04,

AMI,

WINDOWS_SERVER_2025,

PREVIOUS_ACTION

amiAmiYaml

The AWS AMI (Amazon Machine Image) configuration for custom distributions

shellstring enum

The name of the shell that will be used to execute commands

Allowed enum:

SH,

BASH,

POWERSHELL

sync_pathsSyncPathYaml[]

File paths that should be copied before (PIPELINE_TO_VM) and after the execution (VM_TO_PIPELINE)

execute_every_commandboolean

When true, execute all commands even if earlier ones fail.

vm_from_prev_actionboolean

If set to true, the VM from the previous action will be used

vm_action_namestring

The name of the action from which the VM will be used

trigger_timestring enum

Specifies when the action should be executed.

Allowed enum:

ON_EVERY_EXECUTION,

ON_FAILURE,

ON_BACK_TO_SUCCESS,

ON_WARNING,

ON_WAIT_FOR_APPROVE,

ON_TERMINATE

loopstring[]

The list of variables for dynamic action execution. The action runs once for each value.

run_only_on_first_failureboolean

Defines whether the action should be executed on each failure. Restricted to and required if the trigger_time is ON_FAILURE.

disabledboolean

When set to true the action is disabled. By default it is set to false.

timeoutinteger

The timeout in seconds.

ignore_errorsboolean

If set to true the execution will proceed, mark action as a warning and jump to the next action. Doesn't apply to deployment actions.

retry_intervalinteger

Delay time between auto retries in seconds.

retry_countinteger

Number of retries if the action fails.

Constraints: ≤ 10

run_nextstring enum

Defines whether the action should run in parallel with the next one.

Allowed enum:

WAIT_ON_SUCCESS,

IN_SOFT_PARALLEL,

IN_HARD_PARALLEL

trigger_conditionsTriggerConditionYaml[]

The list of trigger conditions to meet so that the action can be triggered.

variablesVariableYaml[]

The list of variables you can use in the action.

Last modified on Sep 28, 2026

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YAML examples for Docker CLI in VM

Run Docker CLI on Linux VM

yaml
- action: "Docker CLI on Linux"
  type: "NATIVE_BUILD_DOCKER_CLI"
  trigger_time: "ON_EVERY_EXECUTION"
  working_directory: "/buddy/my-project"
  shell: "SH"
  distribution: "UBUNTU_20_04"
  commands: |-
    docker build -t myapp .
    docker push myapp:latest