wails/v3/examples/server/Dockerfile
Lea Anthony 9a363d7be5
feat(v3): add server mode for headless HTTP deployment (#4903)
* feat(v3): add server mode for headless HTTP deployment

Server mode allows Wails applications to run as pure HTTP servers
without native GUI dependencies. Enable with `-tags server` build tag.

Features:
- HTTP server with configurable host/port via ServerOptions
- WAILS_SERVER_HOST and WAILS_SERVER_PORT env var overrides
- WebSocket event broadcasting to connected browsers
- Browser clients represented as BrowserWindow (Window interface)
- Health check endpoint at /health
- Graceful shutdown with configurable timeout
- Docker support with Dockerfile.server template and tasks

Build and run:
  wails3 task build:server
  wails3 task run:server
  wails3 task build:docker
  wails3 task run:docker

Documentation at docs/guides/server-build.mdx

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat(v3): add server mode for headless HTTP deployment

Server mode allows Wails applications to run as pure HTTP servers
without native GUI dependencies. Enable with `-tags server` build tag.

Features:
- HTTP server with configurable host/port via ServerOptions
- WAILS_SERVER_HOST and WAILS_SERVER_PORT env var overrides
- WebSocket event broadcasting to connected browsers
- Browser clients represented as BrowserWindow (Window interface)
- Health check endpoint at /health
- Graceful shutdown with configurable timeout
- Docker support with Dockerfile.server template and tasks

Build and run:
  wails3 task build:server
  wails3 task run:server
  wails3 task build:docker
  wails3 task run:docker

Documentation at docs/guides/server-build.mdx

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: address CodeRabbit review comments

- Fix corrupted test file with embedded terminal output
- Fix module name mismatch in gin-routing (was gin-example)
- Fix replace directive version mismatch in gin-service
- Fix placeholder module name in ios example (was changeme)
- Fix Dockerfile COPY path to work from both build contexts
- Fix bare URL in README (MD034 compliance)
- Fix comment accuracy in getScreens (returns error, not empty slice)
- Remove deprecated docker-compose version field
- Add port documentation in Taskfile template

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: address CodeRabbit review comments

- Add note about healthcheck wget not being available in distroless images
- Add !server build constraint to menu_windows.go and menu_darwin.go
- Downgrade window-visibility-test go.mod from 1.25 to 1.24 to match CI

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-25 14:33:44 +11:00

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# Wails Server Mode Dockerfile
# Multi-stage build for minimal image size
#
# BUILD FROM v3 ROOT (to use local code before server mode is published):
# docker build -t server-example -f examples/server/Dockerfile .
#
# BUILD FROM EXAMPLE DIR (after server mode is published):
# cd examples/server && docker build -t server-example .
# Build stage
FROM golang:alpine AS builder
WORKDIR /app
# Install build dependencies
RUN apk add --no-cache git
# Copy source code
COPY . .
# If building from example dir, remove replace directive
# If building from v3 root, this is a no-op
RUN sed -i '/^replace/d' go.mod 2>/dev/null || true
# Download dependencies
RUN go mod tidy
# Build the server binary and prepare assets
# When building from v3 root, change to example dir
RUN if [ -d "examples/server" ]; then \
cd examples/server && go build -tags server -ldflags="-s -w" -o /app/server . && \
cp -r frontend/dist /app/frontend_dist; \
else \
go build -tags server -ldflags="-s -w" -o /app/server . && \
cp -r frontend/dist /app/frontend_dist; \
fi
# Runtime stage - minimal image
FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12
# Copy the binary
COPY --from=builder /app/server /server
# Copy frontend assets
COPY --from=builder /app/frontend_dist /frontend/dist
# Expose the default port
EXPOSE 8080
# Bind to all interfaces (required for Docker)
# Can be overridden at runtime with -e WAILS_SERVER_HOST=...
ENV WAILS_SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0
# Run the server
ENTRYPOINT ["/server"]