I think we should use a single repository for now and rely on a proper suffix such as 4.3.0-SNAPSHOT. That version can be updated as new snapshots are produced.
Maintaining a separate repository would add some operational overhead, and given that we don’t have a large number of volunteers maintaining things, keeping everything in one place seems more practical. From a user perspective as well, this approach is simpler—users would only need to switch the snapshot version in their export HIVE_VERSION command to start using the newer build. If there are no strong objections to this approach, I suggest we proceed with it for now. If later we feel there is a clear need for a separate repository, we can always revisit and move in that direction. -Ayush On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 15:27, Shohei Okumiya <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm glad to see many positive reactions and information new to me. Thank > you! > > We should probably discuss which repository to use for this new > purpose. I believe we can reuse apache/hive as long as we use a proper > tag name. It is also an option to use apache/hive-nightly or something > like Apache Solr. I am currently biased toward having a separate > repository, i.e., apache/hive-nightly, for two reasons. From Docker > users' perspective, pushing all in a single repo will likely obscure > stable tags such as 4.2.0. From the committers' perspective, > separating a repo would make management tasks, such as expiring old > images, easier and safer. It's not a strong opinion. > > Once it's decided, I can try to create a pull request (and an INFRA > ticket if we need a new repo), and we can discuss other details, such > as naming conventions or frequency, there. > > Best, > Okumin > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM Ayush Saxena <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > +1. > > > > I believe there is a policy covering this (likely in the incubator > documentation), though I can’t locate it at the moment. As far as I > remember, publishing such images is allowed provided they are suffixed with > -SNAPSHOT and do not use tags like latest. > > > > I’ll look for the exact reference and share it here once I find it. > > > > -Ayush > > > > On Tue, 17 Feb 2026 at 17:52, Attila Turoczy <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> +1 > >> do not want to repeat why it is important and valuable. Very cool idea! > >> What is the next step to make it happen? :) > >> > >> -Attila > >> > >> On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM Denys Kuzmenko <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> +1 for the initiative! > >>> > >>> I think having nightly/snapshot Docker images would be really useful > for Hive developers. It allows quick testing of the latest master, easier > development of container-related features, and keeps the Docker build > pipeline actively tested. >
