About Temporal Admin Tools

The Temporal Admin Tools image provides a comprehensive set of command-line utilities for managing and administering Temporal clusters. This image is designed to be used as a sidecar container or interactive toolbox for Temporal operations.

Key Features

• Complete toolkit: All essential Temporal administrative tools in one image
• Database management: Tools for both Cassandra and SQL database backends
• Modern and legacy: Includes both the new temporal CLI and legacy tctl
• Debugging capabilities: Built-in debugging tools for troubleshooting
• Security hardened: Runs as non-root user with minimal attack surface

Architecture

The admin tools image is built using shared components with the Temporal server image, ensuring consistency and reducing duplication. It includes:

• Administrative CLIs (tctl, temporal)
• Database schema management tools
• Debugging utilities
• Authorization plugins
• Configuration templates

Use Cases

Development

• Local development cluster management
• Schema initialization and migrations
• Workflow debugging and inspection

Operations

• Production cluster administration
• Monitoring and health checks
• Backup and recovery operations
• Namespace management

CI/CD

• Automated testing workflows
• Deployment validation
• Schema version management

Integration

The admin tools image is designed to work alongside:

• temporalio-server: Core Temporal services
• temporalio-ui: Web interface
• Database backends (Cassandra, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Service discovery and load balancing

About Docker Hardened Images

Docker Hardened Images are built to meet the highest security and compliance standards. They provide a trusted foundation for containerized workloads by incorporating security best practices from the start.

Why use Docker Hardened Images?

These images are published with near-zero known CVEs, include signed provenance, and come with a complete Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and VEX metadata. They're designed to secure your software supply chain while fitting seamlessly into existing Docker workflows.

Trademarks

Temporal™ is a trademark of Temporal Technologies, Inc. All rights in the mark are reserved to Temporal Technologies, Inc. Any use by Docker is for referential purposes only and does not indicate sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation.