ibhde/bird6 repository overview

⁠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