I agree, we can use the existing repository and just add an appropriate suffix.

Best,
Stamatis

On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM Ayush Saxena <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> 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.

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