The BIRD Internet Routing Daemon

These are docker images for bird based on the offical Debian package:

• ibhde/bird4 - IPv4 version of BIRD
• ibhde/bird6 - IPv6 version of BIRD

Tagged Docker Images

Images are tagged according to the installed BIRD version. The images are based on official Debain GNU/Linux releases.

bird4

• 1.6.8, latest Dockerfile

  This image is build using Debian bullseye and should be considered stable.

• 1.6.6, Dockerfile

  This image is build using Debian buster and should be considered stable.

• 1.6.3 Dockerfile

  This image is build using Debian stretch and should be considered stable.

bird6

• 1.6.8, latest Dockerfile

  This image is build using Debian bullseye and should be considered stable.

• 1.6.6, Dockerfile

  This image is build using Debian buster and should be considered stable.

• 1.6.3 Dockerfile

  This image is build using Debian stretch and should be considered stable.

Usage

$ docker run --rm --net=host --uts=host --cap-add=NET_ADMIN --cap-add=NET_BROADCAST --cap-add=NET_RAW -v /path/to/config:/etc/bird:ro ibhde/bird4

The command is used as options for BIRD (which is already the entrypoint).

# docker-compose.yml example
version: '3'
services:
  bird4:
    image: ibhde/bird4
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN
      - NET_BROADCAST
      - NET_RAW
    network_mode: host
    volumes:
      - /path/to/conf.d:/etc/bird:ro

  bird6:
    image: ibhde/bird6
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN
      - NET_BROADCAST
      - NET_RAW
    network_mode: host
    volumes:
      - /path/to/conf.d:/etc/bird:ro

CLI

To use the CLI from outside you could use two following wrapper scripts. This also allows the usage of the BIRD Internet Routing Daemon Check plugin for CheckMK on the host.

• /usr/local/bin/birdc

#!/bin/bash

if [ -t 0 ]; then
    exec docker exec -it bird_bird4_1 birdc $@
else
    exec docker exec -i bird_bird4_1 birdc $@
fi

• /usr/local/bin/birdc6

#!/bin/bash

if [ -t 0 ]; then
    exec docker exec -it bird_bird6_1 birdc6 $@
else
    exec docker exec -i bird_bird6_1 birdc6 $@
fi