powerpipe

Community Docker image for Powerpipe — dashboards for DevOps. Visualize cloud configurations and assess security posture against compliance benchmarks.

Why this image? Turbot stopped publishing official Docker images after Powerpipe v0.1.1. This project provides multi-arch container images built from official pre-compiled binaries.

Quick start

# Run Powerpipe server (HTTP dashboard on port 9033)
docker run -d --name powerpipe \
  -p 9033:9033 \
  -e POWERPIPE_DATABASE="postgres://steampipe:password@steampipe-host:9193/steampipe" \
  ghcr.io/devops-ia/powerpipe:1.5.1

# Install a mod
docker exec powerpipe powerpipe mod install github.com/turbot/steampipe-mod-aws-compliance

# Access dashboards
open http://localhost:9033

Image details

Property	Value
Base image	debian:bookworm-slim
Architectures	linux/amd64, linux/arm64
User	powerpipe (UID 9193, GID 0)
Port	9033 (HTTP)
Default CMD	powerpipe server

Registries

# GitHub Container Registry
docker pull ghcr.io/devops-ia/powerpipe:1.5.1

# Docker Hub
docker pull devopsiaci/powerpipe:1.5.1

server flags

Flag	Description	Default
--listen	Accept connections from local or network	local
--port	HTTP server port	9033
--dashboard-timeout	Dashboard execution timeout (seconds)	0 (no timeout)
--watch	Watch mod files for changes	true
--var	Set a variable value (key=value)	—
--var-file	Path to .ppvar file	—

Environment variables

Container-optimized defaults are pre-configured. Override as needed:

Variable	Image default	Description
POWERPIPE_UPDATE_CHECK	false	Disable update checking
POWERPIPE_TELEMETRY	none	Disable telemetry
POWERPIPE_LISTEN	network	Listen on all interfaces
POWERPIPE_PORT	9033	HTTP server port
POWERPIPE_LOG_LEVEL	warn	Logging level
POWERPIPE_MOD_LOCATION	/workspace	Mod working directory
POWERPIPE_DATABASE	—	Database connection string (deprecated — use config)
POWERPIPE_DASHBOARD_TIMEOUT	0	Dashboard timeout (seconds)
POWERPIPE_BENCHMARK_TIMEOUT	0	Benchmark timeout (seconds)
POWERPIPE_MEMORY_MAX_MB	1024	Process memory soft limit (MB)
POWERPIPE_MAX_PARALLEL	10	Maximum parallel executions
POWERPIPE_INSTALL_DIR	/home/powerpipe/.powerpipe	Installation directory

Full reference: Powerpipe Environment Variables

Kubernetes / Helm

This image is designed to work with the helm-steampipe Helm chart (Powerpipe component):

• UID 9193 / GID 0 — compatible with OpenShift restricted SCC
• /workspace — mod working directory, mountable as volume
• git included — required for powerpipe mod install from GitHub
• Shell available (/bin/bash, /bin/sh) for init container scripts

Documentation

Topic	Description
Getting Started	Docker, Docker Compose, mod install, first dashboard
Configuration	Environment variables, database connection, mod workspace
Kubernetes	Helm chart, workspace PVC, Secrets, health checks
Examples	AWS benchmarks, multi-account, CI/CD integration
Troubleshooting	Connection errors, mod not found, OOM, debug mode

Versioning

Image versions track upstream Powerpipe releases 1:1:

Image tag	Powerpipe version
1.5.1	v1.5.1

New versions are detected automatically via updatecli and published after merge.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.