shell-deploy

DevOps & Security

Deploy shell script applications — interpreter detection, setup scripts, and Dockerfile patterns. Use when deploying a shell script project, or when start.sh is detected.

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Shell Script Deployment

Detection

Project is a shell script application if start.sh exists in the root directory.

Shell Interpreter

Detected from the shebang line of the entry script:

Shell	Shebang	Notes
bash	`#!/bin/bash`	Available in base image
sh	`#!/bin/sh`	Available in base image
dash	`#!/bin/dash`	Uses sh in base image
zsh	`#!/bin/zsh`	Must be installed in Dockerfile

No shebang defaults to sh.

Setup Scripts

If a setup.sh file exists alongside start.sh, it runs during the Docker build to prepare the environment (install tools, generate config, etc.). Files created by the setup script are available at runtime.

Dockerfile Patterns

Basic

FROM debian:bookworm-slim
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
WORKDIR /app
COPY start.sh .
RUN chmod +x start.sh
EXPOSE 8080
CMD ["./start.sh"]

With setup script

FROM debian:bookworm-slim
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN chmod +x start.sh setup.sh
RUN ./setup.sh
EXPOSE 8080
CMD ["./start.sh"]