Request for docker interface

[jkfran]

Hello, in the Canonical web team we maintain a snap to run all our projects: https://snapcraft.io/dotrun

We recently updated the snap to make usage of the docker interfaces in order to run projects that will require docker. This will be a big improvement for us.

The response to the in-app request:

@Fri 14 May 2021

Rejected by Maria Emilia Torino. “The docker interface is reserved for snaps that require the ability to control all aspects of docker containers on the system which therefore grants device ownership to the snap. If the access is required, consider using a brand store or create a forum topic at https://forum.snapcraft.io/ using the ‘store-requests’ category if this can be discussed in public. Please feel free to copy and paste this message in the topic. Thanks!” — Maria Emilia Torino

We would need the docker interface to run docker_compose pull and docker_compose up from the snap. Please, could the docker interface be approved for the dotrun snap so that it’s features can be used within the snap ecosystem?

dotrun repo: https://github.com/canonical-web-and-design/dotrun/
Changes: https://github.com/canonical-web-and-design/dotrun/pull/50
Rejected review: https://dashboard.snapcraft.io/snaps/dotrun/revisions/37/

Kind regards,
Francisco

[jdstrand]

+1 to allow use of but -1 for autoconnect (at this time) of the docker interface. This snap is from a previously vetted publisher and has a clear use for the docker interface.

[emitorino]

+1 from me for use (but not auto-connect) of docker since its required to access the docker socket.

+2 votes for, 0 votes against, granting use of docker to dotrun. This is now live.