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title: Ping Identity DevOps Docker Image - <code>pingtoolkit</code>
description: This docker image includes the Ping Identity PingToolkit and associated hook scripts to create a container that can pull in a SERVER_PROFILE run scripts. The typical use case of this image would be an init container or a pod/container to perform tasks aside a running set of pods/containers.
component: devops
page_id: devops::docker-images/pingtoolkit/README
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/devops/docker-images/pingtoolkit/README.html
section_ids:
  devops-ping-identity-devops-docker-image: Ping Identity DevOps Docker Image - pingtoolkit
  devops-related-docker-images: Related Docker Images
  devops-environment-variables: Environment Variables
  devops-docker-container-hook-scripts: Docker Container Hook Scripts
---

# Ping Identity DevOps Docker Image - `pingtoolkit`

## Ping Identity DevOps Docker Image - `pingtoolkit`

This docker image includes the Ping Identity PingToolkit and associated hook scripts to create a container that can pull in a SERVER\_PROFILE run scripts. The typical use case of this image would be an init container or a pod/container to perform tasks aside a running set of pods/containers.

### Related Docker Images

* `pingidentity/pingbase` - Parent Image

  > This image inherits inherits, and can use, Environment Variables from [pingidentity/pingbase](https://devops.pingidentity.com/docker-images/pingbase/)

* `pingidentity/pingcommon` - Common Ping files (i.e. hook scripts)

### Environment Variables

In addition to environment variables inherited from **[pingidentity/pingbase](https://devops.pingidentity.com/docker-images/pingbase/)**, the following environment `ENV` variables can be used with this image.

| ENV Variable              | Default            | Description                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ------------------------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| SHIM                      | ${SHIM}            |                                                                                                                                                                             |
| IMAGE\_VERSION            | ${IMAGE\_VERSION}  |                                                                                                                                                                             |
| IMAGE\_GIT\_REV           | ${IMAGE\_GIT\_REV} |                                                                                                                                                                             |
| DATE                      | ${DATE}            |                                                                                                                                                                             |
| PING\_PRODUCT\_VERSION    | ${VERSION}         |                                                                                                                                                                             |
| PING\_PRODUCT             | PingToolkit        | Ping product name                                                                                                                                                           |
| STARTUP\_COMMAND          | tail               | The command that the entrypoint will execute in the foreground to instantiate the container                                                                                 |
| STARTUP\_FOREGROUND\_OPTS | -f /dev/null       | The command-line options to provide to the the startup command when the container starts with the server in the foreground. This is the normal start flow for the container |

### Docker Container Hook Scripts

Please go [here](https://github.com/pingidentity/pingidentity-devops-getting-started/tree/master/docs/docker-images/pingtoolkit/hooks/README.md) for details on all pingtoolkit hook scripts

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This document is auto-generated from *[pingtoolkit/Dockerfile](https://github.com/pingidentity/pingidentity-docker-builds/blob/master/pingtoolkit/Dockerfile)*

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