Remove eager npm install of @whiskeysockets/baileys during
install.sh, install.ps1, and Docker build. The bridge deps are
already installed on-demand by `hermes whatsapp` (Step 4 checks
for node_modules and runs npm install if missing), so there is no
need to pay the cost at initial install for users who never use
WhatsApp.
* perf(docker): layer-cache npm/Playwright and skip redundant web rebuild
Copy package manifests before source so npm install + Playwright only
re-run when lockfiles change. Use COPY --chown instead of chown -R,
set HERMES_WEB_DIST to skip runtime web rebuild, and drop the
USER root / chmod dance since entrypoint.sh is already executable in git.
* Update Dockerfile
The Dockerfile installs root-level npm dependencies (for Playwright) and the
whatsapp-bridge bundle, but never builds the web/ Vite project. As a result,
'hermes dashboard' starts FastAPI on :9119 but serves a broken SPA because
hermes_cli/web_dist/ is empty and requests to /assets/index-<hash>.js 404.
Add a build step inside web/ so the Vite output is baked into the image.
Reproduce (before):
docker build -t hermes-repro -f Dockerfile .
docker run --rm -p 9119:9119 hermes-repro hermes dashboard
curl -sI http://localhost:9119/assets/ | head -1 # -> 404
After: /assets/ returns the built asset path.
- Add gosu for runtime privilege dropping from root to hermes user
- Support HERMES_UID/HERMES_GID env vars for host mount permission matching
- Switch to debian:13.4-slim base image
- Use uv venv instead of pip install --break-system-packages
- Pin uv and gosu multi-stage images with SHA256 digests
- Set PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH to /opt/hermes/.playwright so build-time
chromium install survives the /opt/data volume mount
- Keep procps for container debugging
Based on work by m0n5t3r in PR #5811. Stripped to hardening-only
changes (non-root, virtualenv, slim base); matrix deps, fonts, xvfb,
and entrypoint playwright download deferred to follow-up.
- Combine apt-get update and install into single RUN with cache clearing
- Remove APT lists after installation
- Add --no-cache-dir to pip install
- Add --prefer-offline --no-audit to npm install
- Create .dockerignore to exclude unnecessary files from build context
- Update docker-publish.yml workflow to tag images with release names
- Ensure buildx caching is used (type=gha)
Adds a complete Docker packaging for Hermes Agent:
- Dockerfile based on debian:13.4 with all deps
- Entrypoint that bootstraps .env, config.yaml, SOUL.md on first run
- CI workflow to build, test, and push to DockerHub
- Documentation for interactive, gateway, and upgrade workflows
Closes#850, #913.
Changes vs original PR:
- Removed pre-created legacy cache/platform dirs from entrypoint
(image_cache, audio_cache, pairing, whatsapp/session) — these are
now created on demand by the application using the consolidated
layout from get_hermes_dir()
- Moved docs from docs/docker.md to website/docs/user-guide/docker.md
and added to Docusaurus sidebar
Co-authored-by: benbarclay <benbarclay@users.noreply.github.com>
