# container-update-checker
[](https://woodpecker.narvas.tech/vista/container-update-checker)
check if a container needs rebuilding
## Environment variables
| Name | Comment
|-------------------|-----------
| BASE | the image the Dockerfile is based on
| TARGET | the image thats based of `BASE`
| REGISTRY_USERNAME | the username for logging in into the registry
this is only requered of private repos
| REGISTRY_PASSWORD | the password for logging in into the registry
(*you probaly want to use a token here*)
| REGISTRY_API | the type of registry valid options are `docker` and `gitea`
Default: `docker`
| REGISTRY_URL | the url to the registry
Default: `https://hub.docker.com`
| BASE_REGISTRY_USERNAME | if left empty `REGISTRY_USERNAME` is used
| BASE_REGISTRY_PASSWORD | if left empty `REGISTRY_PASSWORD` is used
| BASE_REGISTRY_API | if left empty `REGISTRY_API` is used
| BASE_REGISTRY_URL | if left empty `REGISTRY_URL` is used
| TARGET_REGISTRY_USERNAME | if left empty `REGISTRY_USERNAME` is used
| TARGET_REGISTRY_PASSWORD | if left empty `REGISTRY_PASSWORD` is used
| TARGET_REGISTRY_API | if left empty `REGISTRY_API` is used
| TARGET_REGISTRY_URL | if left empty `REGISTRY_URL` is used
## Exit codes
| State | Exit code | Comment
|-------------------------------------|-----------|--------
| `BASE` is more recent than `TARGET` | 0 | An update is needed
| `TARGET` is more recent than `BASE` | 1 | No update is needed
(*the pipeline wil "fail" but that is wat we want* )
| An error occured | 0 | So the pipeline can continue