---
title: "Docker Operations"
description: "Build and run base-reth-node, the builder, and the websocket proxy with Docker."
source: https://basehub.org/node-operations/docker/
---
## Dockerfiles

The repository provides several Dockerfiles in [`etc/docker/`](https://github.com/base/base/tree/main/etc/docker):

| Dockerfile | Purpose |
|-----------|---------|
| `Dockerfile.client` | Main Base Reth Node client |
| `Dockerfile.builder` | Block builder service |
| `Dockerfile.devnet` | Local development network setup |
| `Dockerfile.websocket-proxy` | WebSocket proxy for flashblock streaming |

## Building Images

### Client Node

```bash
docker build -t base-reth-node -f etc/docker/Dockerfile.client .
```

### Builder

```bash
docker build -t base-builder -f etc/docker/Dockerfile.builder .
```

### WebSocket Proxy

```bash
docker build -t websocket-proxy -f etc/docker/Dockerfile.websocket-proxy .
```

## Running Containers

```bash
docker run -it --rm \
  -p 8545:8545 \
  -p 8546:8546 \
  -p 30303:30303 \
  -v /path/to/data:/data \
  base-reth-node [OPTIONS]
```

Common flags:
- `-p 8545:8545` — HTTP JSON-RPC
- `-p 8546:8546` — WebSocket JSON-RPC
- `-p 30303:30303` — P2P networking
- `-v /path/to/data:/data` — Persistent data volume

## Docker Compose

The repository includes a Docker Compose configuration for running a local devnet:

```bash
docker compose --env-file etc/docker/devnet-env \
  -f etc/docker/docker-compose.yml up -d --build
```

See [Local Devnet](/getting-started/devnet/) for the full devnet setup guide.

## Production Images

For production use, the official images are published at:

```
ghcr.io/base/node-reth
```

See the [base/node repository](https://github.com/base/node) for release tags and configuration.