Configure Docker host in build plugins

This commit adds the ability to configure the Maven and Gradle
plugins to use a remote Docker daemon using build file
configuration, as an alternative to setting environment variables
to specify remote host connection details.

Fixes gh-23400

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/DockerApi.java

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class DockerApi {
 	 * Create a new {@link DockerApi} instance.
 	 */
 	public DockerApi() {
-		this(DockerConfiguration.withDefaults());
+		this(new DockerConfiguration());
 	}
 
 	/**

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/configuration/DockerConfiguration.java

@@ -27,30 +27,42 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 public final class DockerConfiguration {
 
+	private final DockerHost host;
+
 	private final DockerRegistryAuthentication authentication;
 
-	private DockerConfiguration(DockerRegistryAuthentication authentication) {
+	public DockerConfiguration() {
+		this(null, null);
+	}
+
+	private DockerConfiguration(DockerHost host, DockerRegistryAuthentication authentication) {
+		this.host = host;
 		this.authentication = authentication;
 	}
 
+	public DockerHost getHost() {
+		return this.host;
+	}
+
 	public DockerRegistryAuthentication getRegistryAuthentication() {
 		return this.authentication;
 	}
 
-	public static DockerConfiguration withDefaults() {
-		return new DockerConfiguration(null);
+	public DockerConfiguration withHost(String address, boolean secure, String certificatePath) {
+		Assert.notNull(address, "Address must not be null");
+		return new DockerConfiguration(new DockerHost(address, secure, certificatePath), this.authentication);
 	}
 
-	public static DockerConfiguration withRegistryTokenAuthentication(String token) {
+	public DockerConfiguration withRegistryTokenAuthentication(String token) {
 		Assert.notNull(token, "Token must not be null");
-		return new DockerConfiguration(new DockerRegistryTokenAuthentication(token));
+		return new DockerConfiguration(this.host, new DockerRegistryTokenAuthentication(token));
 	}
 
-	public static DockerConfiguration withRegistryUserAuthentication(String username, String password, String url,
+	public DockerConfiguration withRegistryUserAuthentication(String username, String password, String url,
 			String email) {
 		Assert.notNull(username, "Username must not be null");
 		Assert.notNull(password, "Password must not be null");
-		return new DockerConfiguration(new DockerRegistryUserAuthentication(username, password, url, email));
+		return new DockerConfiguration(this.host, new DockerRegistryUserAuthentication(username, password, url, email));
 	}
 
 }

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/configuration/DockerHost.java

+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration;
+
+/**
+ * Docker host connection options.
+ *
+ * @author Scott Frederick
+ * @since 2.4.0
+ */
+public class DockerHost {
+
+	private final String address;
+
+	private final boolean secure;
+
+	private final String certificatePath;
+
+	protected DockerHost(String address, boolean secure, String certificatePath) {
+		this.address = address;
+		this.secure = secure;
+		this.certificatePath = certificatePath;
+	}
+
+	public String getAddress() {
+		return this.address;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isSecure() {
+		return this.secure;
+	}
+
+	public String getCertificatePath() {
+		return this.certificatePath;
+	}
+
+}

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/transport/HttpClientTransport.java

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest;
 import org.apache.http.entity.AbstractHttpEntity;
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
 
-import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerRegistryAuthentication;
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.io.Content;
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.io.IOConsumer;
@@ -60,12 +59,13 @@ abstract class HttpClientTransport implements HttpTransport {
 
 	private final String registryAuthHeader;
 
-	protected HttpClientTransport(CloseableHttpClient client, HttpHost host, DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
+	protected HttpClientTransport(CloseableHttpClient client, HttpHost host,
+			DockerRegistryAuthentication authentication) {
 		Assert.notNull(client, "Client must not be null");
 		Assert.notNull(host, "Host must not be null");
 		this.client = client;
 		this.host = host;
-		this.registryAuthHeader = buildRegistryAuthHeader(dockerConfiguration);
+		this.registryAuthHeader = buildRegistryAuthHeader(authentication);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ abstract class HttpClientTransport implements HttpTransport {
 		return execute(new HttpDelete(uri));
 	}
 
-	private String buildRegistryAuthHeader(DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
-		DockerRegistryAuthentication authentication = (dockerConfiguration != null)
-				? dockerConfiguration.getRegistryAuthentication() : null;
+	private String buildRegistryAuthHeader(DockerRegistryAuthentication authentication) {
 		String authHeader = (authentication != null) ? authentication.createAuthHeader() : null;
 		return (StringUtils.hasText(authHeader)) ? authHeader : null;
 	}

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/transport/HttpTransport.java

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public interface HttpTransport {
 	 * @return a {@link HttpTransport} instance
 	 */
 	static HttpTransport create() {
-		return create(DockerConfiguration.withDefaults());
+		return create(new DockerConfiguration());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public interface HttpTransport {
 	 * @return a {@link HttpTransport} instance
 	 */
 	static HttpTransport create(Environment environment) {
-		return create(environment, DockerConfiguration.withDefaults());
+		return create(environment, new DockerConfiguration());
 	}
 
 	/**

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/transport/LocalHttpClientTransport.java

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
 import org.apache.http.util.Args;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerRegistryAuthentication;
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.socket.DomainSocket;
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.socket.NamedPipeSocket;
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.system.Environment;
@@ -57,15 +58,16 @@ final class LocalHttpClientTransport extends HttpClientTransport {
 
 	private static final HttpHost LOCAL_DOCKER_HOST = HttpHost.create("docker://localhost");
 
-	private LocalHttpClientTransport(CloseableHttpClient client, DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
-		super(client, LOCAL_DOCKER_HOST, dockerConfiguration);
+	private LocalHttpClientTransport(CloseableHttpClient client, DockerRegistryAuthentication authentication) {
+		super(client, LOCAL_DOCKER_HOST, authentication);
 	}
 
 	static LocalHttpClientTransport create(Environment environment, DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
 		HttpClientBuilder builder = HttpClients.custom();
 		builder.setConnectionManager(new LocalConnectionManager(socketFilePath(environment)));
 		builder.setSchemePortResolver(new LocalSchemePortResolver());
-		return new LocalHttpClientTransport(builder.build(), dockerConfiguration);
+		return new LocalHttpClientTransport(builder.build(),
+				(dockerConfiguration != null) ? dockerConfiguration.getRegistryAuthentication() : null);
 	}
 
 	private static String socketFilePath(Environment environment) {

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/transport/RemoteHttpClientTransport.java

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClientBuilder;
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerHost;
+import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerRegistryAuthentication;
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.ssl.SslContextFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.system.Environment;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -50,8 +52,8 @@ final class RemoteHttpClientTransport extends HttpClientTransport {
 	private static final String DOCKER_CERT_PATH = "DOCKER_CERT_PATH";
 
 	private RemoteHttpClientTransport(CloseableHttpClient client, HttpHost host,
-			DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
-		super(client, host, dockerConfiguration);
+			DockerRegistryAuthentication authentication) {
+		super(client, host, authentication);
 	}
 
 	static RemoteHttpClientTransport createIfPossible(Environment environment,
@@ -61,11 +63,11 @@ final class RemoteHttpClientTransport extends HttpClientTransport {
 
 	static RemoteHttpClientTransport createIfPossible(Environment environment, DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration,
 			SslContextFactory sslContextFactory) {
-		String host = environment.get(DOCKER_HOST);
-		if (host == null || isLocalFileReference(host)) {
+		DockerHost host = getHost(environment, dockerConfiguration);
+		if (host == null || host.getAddress() == null || isLocalFileReference(host.getAddress())) {
 			return null;
 		}
-		return create(environment, sslContextFactory, HttpHost.create(host), dockerConfiguration);
+		return create(host, dockerConfiguration, sslContextFactory, HttpHost.create(host.getAddress()));
 	}
 
 	private static boolean isLocalFileReference(String host) {
@@ -78,35 +80,53 @@ final class RemoteHttpClientTransport extends HttpClientTransport {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static RemoteHttpClientTransport create(Environment environment, SslContextFactory sslContextFactory,
-			HttpHost tcpHost, DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
+	private static RemoteHttpClientTransport create(DockerHost host, DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration,
+			SslContextFactory sslContextFactory, HttpHost tcpHost) {
 		HttpClientBuilder builder = HttpClients.custom();
-		boolean secure = isSecure(environment);
-		if (secure) {
-			builder.setSSLSocketFactory(getSecureConnectionSocketFactory(environment, sslContextFactory));
+		if (host.isSecure()) {
+			builder.setSSLSocketFactory(getSecureConnectionSocketFactory(host, sslContextFactory));
 		}
-		String scheme = secure ? "https" : "http";
+		String scheme = host.isSecure() ? "https" : "http";
 		HttpHost httpHost = new HttpHost(tcpHost.getHostName(), tcpHost.getPort(), scheme);
-		return new RemoteHttpClientTransport(builder.build(), httpHost, dockerConfiguration);
+		return new RemoteHttpClientTransport(builder.build(), httpHost,
+				(dockerConfiguration != null) ? dockerConfiguration.getRegistryAuthentication() : null);
 	}
 
-	private static LayeredConnectionSocketFactory getSecureConnectionSocketFactory(Environment environment,
+	private static LayeredConnectionSocketFactory getSecureConnectionSocketFactory(DockerHost host,
 			SslContextFactory sslContextFactory) {
-		String directory = environment.get(DOCKER_CERT_PATH);
+		String directory = host.getCertificatePath();
 		Assert.hasText(directory,
-				() -> DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY + " requires trust material location to be specified with " + DOCKER_CERT_PATH);
+				() -> "Docker host TLS verification requires trust material location to be specified with certificate path");
 		SSLContext sslContext = sslContextFactory.forDirectory(directory);
 		return new SSLConnectionSocketFactory(sslContext);
 	}
 
-	private static boolean isSecure(Environment environment) {
-		String secure = environment.get(DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY);
-		try {
-			return (secure != null) && (Integer.parseInt(secure) == 1);
+	private static DockerHost getHost(Environment environment, DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
+		if (environment.get(DOCKER_HOST) != null) {
+			return new EnvironmentDockerHost(environment);
 		}
-		catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
-			return false;
+		if (dockerConfiguration != null && dockerConfiguration.getHost() != null) {
+			return dockerConfiguration.getHost();
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	private static class EnvironmentDockerHost extends DockerHost {
+
+		EnvironmentDockerHost(Environment environment) {
+			super(environment.get(DOCKER_HOST), isTrue(environment.get(DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY)),
+					environment.get(DOCKER_CERT_PATH));
 		}
+
+		private static boolean isTrue(String value) {
+			try {
+				return (value != null) && (Integer.parseInt(value) == 1);
+			}
+			catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
 	}
 
 }

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/configuration/DockerConfigurationTests.java

@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ public class DockerConfigurationTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void createDockerConfigurationWithDefaults() {
-		DockerConfiguration configuration = DockerConfiguration.withDefaults();
+		DockerConfiguration configuration = new DockerConfiguration();
 		assertThat(configuration.getRegistryAuthentication()).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void createDockerConfigurationWithUserAuth() {
-		DockerConfiguration configuration = DockerConfiguration.withRegistryUserAuthentication("user", "secret",
+		DockerConfiguration configuration = new DockerConfiguration().withRegistryUserAuthentication("user", "secret",
 				"https://docker.example.com", "docker@example.com");
 		DockerRegistryAuthentication auth = configuration.getRegistryAuthentication();
 		assertThat(auth).isNotNull();
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class DockerConfigurationTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void createDockerConfigurationWithTokenAuth() {
-		DockerConfiguration configuration = DockerConfiguration.withRegistryTokenAuthentication("token");
+		DockerConfiguration configuration = new DockerConfiguration().withRegistryTokenAuthentication("token");
 		DockerRegistryAuthentication auth = configuration.getRegistryAuthentication();
 		assertThat(auth).isNotNull();
 		assertThat(auth).isInstanceOf(DockerRegistryTokenAuthentication.class);

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/transport/HttpClientTransportTests.java

@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ class HttpClientTransportTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void getWithDockerRegistryUserAuthWillSendAuthHeader() throws IOException {
-		DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = DockerConfiguration.withRegistryUserAuthentication("user", "secret",
-				"https://docker.example.com", "docker@example.com");
+		DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = new DockerConfiguration().withRegistryUserAuthentication("user",
+				"secret", "https://docker.example.com", "docker@example.com");
 		this.http = new TestHttpClientTransport(this.client, dockerConfiguration);
 		givenClientWillReturnResponse();
 		given(this.entity.getContent()).willReturn(this.content);
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class HttpClientTransportTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void getWithDockerRegistryTokenAuthWillSendAuthHeader() throws IOException {
-		DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = DockerConfiguration.withRegistryTokenAuthentication("token");
+		DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = new DockerConfiguration().withRegistryTokenAuthentication("token");
 		this.http = new TestHttpClientTransport(this.client, dockerConfiguration);
 		givenClientWillReturnResponse();
 		given(this.entity.getContent()).willReturn(this.content);
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class HttpClientTransportTests {
 		}
 
 		protected TestHttpClientTransport(CloseableHttpClient client, DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
-			super(client, HttpHost.create("docker://localhost"), dockerConfiguration);
+			super(client, HttpHost.create("docker://localhost"), dockerConfiguration.getRegistryAuthentication());
 		}
 
 	}

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/transport/RemoteHttpClientTransportTests.java

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class RemoteHttpClientTransportTests {
 
 	private final Map<String, String> environment = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
-	private final DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = DockerConfiguration.withDefaults();
+	private final DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = new DockerConfiguration();
 
 	@Test
 	void createIfPossibleWhenDockerHostIsNotSetReturnsNull() {
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@ class RemoteHttpClientTransportTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void createIfPossibleWhenDockerHostIsFileReturnsNull(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
+	void createIfPossibleWithoutDockerConfigurationReturnsNull() {
+		RemoteHttpClientTransport transport = RemoteHttpClientTransport.createIfPossible(this.environment::get, null);
+		assertThat(transport).isNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void createIfPossibleWhenDockerHostInEnvironmentIsFileReturnsNull(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
 		String dummySocketFilePath = Files.createTempFile(tempDir, "remote-transport", null).toAbsolutePath()
 				.toString();
 		this.environment.put("DOCKER_HOST", dummySocketFilePath);
@@ -67,7 +73,16 @@ class RemoteHttpClientTransportTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void createIfPossibleWhenDockerHostIsAddressReturnsTransport() {
+	void createIfPossibleWhenDockerHostInConfigurationIsFileReturnsNull(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
+		String dummySocketFilePath = Files.createTempFile(tempDir, "remote-transport", null).toAbsolutePath()
+				.toString();
+		RemoteHttpClientTransport transport = RemoteHttpClientTransport.createIfPossible(this.environment::get,
+				this.dockerConfiguration.withHost(dummySocketFilePath, false, null));
+		assertThat(transport).isNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void createIfPossibleWhenDockerHostInEnvironmentIsAddressReturnsTransport() {
 		this.environment.put("DOCKER_HOST", "tcp://192.168.1.2:2376");
 		RemoteHttpClientTransport transport = RemoteHttpClientTransport.createIfPossible(this.environment::get,
 				this.dockerConfiguration);
@@ -75,12 +90,27 @@ class RemoteHttpClientTransportTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void createIfPossibleWhenTlsVerifyWithMissingCertPathThrowsException() {
+	void createIfPossibleWhenDockerHostInConfigurationIsAddressReturnsTransport() {
+		RemoteHttpClientTransport transport = RemoteHttpClientTransport.createIfPossible(this.environment::get,
+				this.dockerConfiguration.withHost("tcp://192.168.1.2:2376", false, null));
+		assertThat(transport).isNotNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void createIfPossibleWhenTlsVerifyInEnvironmentWithMissingCertPathThrowsException() {
 		this.environment.put("DOCKER_HOST", "tcp://192.168.1.2:2376");
 		this.environment.put("DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY", "1");
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(
 				() -> RemoteHttpClientTransport.createIfPossible(this.environment::get, this.dockerConfiguration))
-				.withMessageContaining("DOCKER_CERT_PATH");
+				.withMessageContaining("Docker host TLS verification requires trust material");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void createIfPossibleWhenTlsVerifyInConfigurationWithMissingCertPathThrowsException() {
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+				.isThrownBy(() -> RemoteHttpClientTransport.createIfPossible(this.environment::get,
+						this.dockerConfiguration.withHost("tcp://192.168.1.2:2376", true, null)))
+				.withMessageContaining("Docker host TLS verification requires trust material");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -92,7 +122,7 @@ class RemoteHttpClientTransportTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void createIfPossibleWhenTlsVerifyUsesHttps() throws Exception {
+	void createIfPossibleWhenTlsVerifyInEnvironmentUsesHttps() throws Exception {
 		this.environment.put("DOCKER_HOST", "tcp://192.168.1.2:2376");
 		this.environment.put("DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY", "1");
 		this.environment.put("DOCKER_CERT_PATH", "/test-cert-path");
@@ -103,11 +133,21 @@ class RemoteHttpClientTransportTests {
 		assertThat(transport.getHost()).satisfies(hostOf("https", "192.168.1.2", 2376));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void createIfPossibleWhenTlsVerifyInConfigurationUsesHttps() throws Exception {
+		SslContextFactory sslContextFactory = mock(SslContextFactory.class);
+		given(sslContextFactory.forDirectory("/test-cert-path")).willReturn(SSLContext.getDefault());
+		RemoteHttpClientTransport transport = RemoteHttpClientTransport.createIfPossible(this.environment::get,
+				this.dockerConfiguration.withHost("tcp://192.168.1.2:2376", true, "/test-cert-path"),
+				sslContextFactory);
+		assertThat(transport.getHost()).satisfies(hostOf("https", "192.168.1.2", 2376));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void createIfPossibleWithDockerConfigurationUserAuthReturnsTransport() {
 		this.environment.put("DOCKER_HOST", "tcp://192.168.1.2:2376");
 		RemoteHttpClientTransport transport = RemoteHttpClientTransport.createIfPossible(this.environment::get,
-				DockerConfiguration.withRegistryUserAuthentication("user", "secret", "http://docker.example.com",
+				new DockerConfiguration().withRegistryUserAuthentication("user", "secret", "http://docker.example.com",
 						"docker@example.com"));
 		assertThat(transport).isNotNull();
 	}

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc

@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ The following table shows the environment variables and their values:
 
 On Linux and macOS, these environment variables can be set using the command `eval $(minikube docker-env)` after minikube has been started.
 
+Docker daemon connection information can also be provided using `docker` properties in the plugin configuration.
+The following table summarizes the available properties:
+
+|===
+| Property | Description
+
+| `host`
+| URL containing the host and port for the Docker daemon - e.g. `tcp://192.168.99.100:2376`
+
+| `tlsVerify`
+| Enable secure HTTPS protocol when set to `true` (optional)
+
+| `certPath`
+| Path to certificate and key files for HTTPS (required if `tlsVerify` is `true`, ignored otherwise)
+|===
+
+For more details, see also <<build-image-example-docker,examples>>.
+
 
 
 [[build-image-docker-registry]]
@@ -220,7 +238,21 @@ The image name can be specified on the command line as well, as shown in this ex
 
 [[build-image-example-docker]]
 ==== Docker Configuration
-If the builder or run image are stored in a private Docker registry that supports user authentication, authentication details can be provided as shown in the following example:
+If you need the plugin to communicate with the Docker daemon using a remote connection instead of the default local connection, the connection details can be provided using `docker` properties as shown in the following example:
+
+[source,groovy,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="primary"]
+.Groovy
+----
+include::../gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host.gradle[tags=docker-host]
+----
+
+[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="secondary"]
+.Kotlin
+----
+include::../gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host.gradle.kts[tags=docker-host]
+----
+
+If the builder or run image are stored in a private Docker registry that supports user authentication, authentication details can be provided using `docker.registry` properties as shown in the following example:
 
 [source,groovy,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="primary"]
 .Groovy
@@ -234,7 +266,7 @@ include::../gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-auth-user.gradle[tags=docke
 include::../gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-auth-user.gradle.kts[tags=docker-auth-user]
 ----
 
-If the builder or run image is stored in a private Docker registry that supports token authentication, the token value can be provided as shown in the following example:
+If the builder or run image is stored in a private Docker registry that supports token authentication, the token value can be provided using `docker.registry` as shown in the following example:
 
 [source,groovy,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes",role="primary"]
 .Groovy

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host.gradle

+plugins {
+	id 'java'
+	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '{gradle-project-version}'
+}
+
+bootJar {
+	mainClassName 'com.example.ExampleApplication'
+}
+
+// tag::docker-host[]
+bootBuildImage {
+	docker {
+		host = "tcp://192.168.99.100:2376"
+		tlsVerify = true
+		certPath = "/home/users/.minikube/certs"
+	}
+}
+// end::docker-host[]

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-docker-host.gradle.kts

+import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootJar
+import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootBuildImage
+
+plugins {
+	java
+	id("org.springframework.boot") version "{gradle-project-version}"
+}
+
+tasks.getByName<BootJar>("bootJar") {
+	mainClassName = "com.example.ExampleApplication"
+}
+
+// tag::docker-host[]
+tasks.getByName<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage") {
+	docker {
+		host = "tcp://192.168.99.100:2376"
+		tlsVerify = true
+		certPath = "/home/users/.minikube/certs"
+	}
+}
+// end::docker-host[]

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/DockerSpec.java

@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerCo
  */
 public class DockerSpec {
 
+	private String host;
+
+	private boolean tlsVerify;
+
+	private String certPath;
+
 	private final DockerRegistrySpec registry;
 
 	public DockerSpec() {
@@ -45,6 +51,36 @@ public class DockerSpec {
 		this.registry = registry;
 	}
 
+	@Input
+	@Optional
+	public String getHost() {
+		return this.host;
+	}
+
+	public void setHost(String host) {
+		this.host = host;
+	}
+
+	@Input
+	@Optional
+	public Boolean isTlsVerify() {
+		return this.tlsVerify;
+	}
+
+	public void setTlsVerify(boolean tlsVerify) {
+		this.tlsVerify = tlsVerify;
+	}
+
+	@Input
+	@Optional
+	public String getCertPath() {
+		return this.certPath;
+	}
+
+	public void setCertPath(String certPath) {
+		this.certPath = certPath;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the {@link DockerRegistrySpec} that configures registry authentication.
 	 * @return the registry spec
@@ -77,14 +113,28 @@ public class DockerSpec {
 	 * @return the Docker configuration
 	 */
 	DockerConfiguration asDockerConfiguration() {
+		DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = new DockerConfiguration();
+		dockerConfiguration = customizeHost(dockerConfiguration);
+		dockerConfiguration = customizeAuthentication(dockerConfiguration);
+		return dockerConfiguration;
+	}
+
+	private DockerConfiguration customizeHost(DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
+		if (this.host != null) {
+			return dockerConfiguration.withHost(this.host, this.tlsVerify, this.certPath);
+		}
+		return dockerConfiguration;
+	}
+
+	private DockerConfiguration customizeAuthentication(DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
 		if (this.registry == null || this.registry.hasEmptyAuth()) {
-			return null;
+			return dockerConfiguration;
 		}
 		if (this.registry.hasTokenAuth() && !this.registry.hasUserAuth()) {
-			return DockerConfiguration.withRegistryTokenAuthentication(this.registry.getToken());
+			return dockerConfiguration.withRegistryTokenAuthentication(this.registry.getToken());
 		}
 		if (this.registry.hasUserAuth() && !this.registry.hasTokenAuth()) {
-			return DockerConfiguration.withRegistryUserAuthentication(this.registry.getUsername(),
+			return dockerConfiguration.withRegistryUserAuthentication(this.registry.getUsername(),
 					this.registry.getPassword(), this.registry.getUrl(), this.registry.getEmail());
 		}
 		throw new GradleException(

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/DockerSpecTests.java

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.GradleException;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerHost;
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerRegistryAuthentication;
 import org.springframework.util.Base64Utils;
 
@@ -35,15 +36,36 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
 public class DockerSpecTests {
 
 	@Test
-	void asDockerConfigurationWithoutRegistry() {
+	void asDockerConfigurationWithDefaults() {
 		DockerSpec dockerSpec = new DockerSpec();
-		assertThat(dockerSpec.asDockerConfiguration()).isNull();
+		assertThat(dockerSpec.asDockerConfiguration().getHost()).isNull();
+		assertThat(dockerSpec.asDockerConfiguration().getRegistryAuthentication()).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void asDockerConfigurationWithEmptyRegistry() {
-		DockerSpec dockerSpec = new DockerSpec(new DockerSpec.DockerRegistrySpec());
-		assertThat(dockerSpec.asDockerConfiguration()).isNull();
+	void asDockerConfigurationWithHostConfiguration() {
+		DockerSpec dockerSpec = new DockerSpec();
+		dockerSpec.setHost("docker.example.com");
+		dockerSpec.setTlsVerify(true);
+		dockerSpec.setCertPath("/tmp/ca-cert");
+		DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = dockerSpec.asDockerConfiguration();
+		DockerHost host = dockerConfiguration.getHost();
+		assertThat(host.getAddress()).isEqualTo("docker.example.com");
+		assertThat(host.isSecure()).isEqualTo(true);
+		assertThat(host.getCertificatePath()).isEqualTo("/tmp/ca-cert");
+		assertThat(dockerSpec.asDockerConfiguration().getRegistryAuthentication()).isNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void asDockerConfigurationWithHostConfigurationNoTlsVerify() {
+		DockerSpec dockerSpec = new DockerSpec();
+		dockerSpec.setHost("docker.example.com");
+		DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = dockerSpec.asDockerConfiguration();
+		DockerHost host = dockerConfiguration.getHost();
+		assertThat(host.getAddress()).isEqualTo("docker.example.com");
+		assertThat(host.isSecure()).isEqualTo(false);
+		assertThat(host.getCertificatePath()).isNull();
+		assertThat(dockerSpec.asDockerConfiguration().getRegistryAuthentication()).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -61,6 +83,7 @@ public class DockerSpecTests {
 				.contains("\"username\" : \"user\"").contains("\"password\" : \"secret\"")
 				.contains("\"email\" : \"docker@example.com\"")
 				.contains("\"serveraddress\" : \"https://docker.example.com\"");
+		assertThat(dockerSpec.asDockerConfiguration().getHost()).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/packaging-oci-image.adoc

@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ The following table shows the environment variables and their values:
 
 On Linux and macOS, these environment variables can be set using the command `eval $(minikube docker-env)` after minikube has been started.
 
+Docker daemon connection information can also be provided using `docker` parameters in the plugin configuration.
+The following table summarizes the available parameters:
+
+|===
+| Parameter | Description
+
+| `host`
+| URL containing the host and port for the Docker daemon - e.g. `tcp://192.168.99.100:2376`
+
+| `tlsVerify`
+| Enable secure HTTPS protocol when set to `true` (optional)
+
+| `certPath`
+| Path to certificate and key files for HTTPS (required if `tlsVerify` is `true`, ignored otherwise)
+|===
+
+For more details, see also <<build-image-example-docker,examples>>.
+
 
 
 [[build-image-docker-registry]]
@@ -287,7 +305,31 @@ The image name can be specified on the command line as well, as shown in this ex
 
 [[build-image-example-docker]]
 ==== Docker Configuration
-If the builder or run image are stored in a private Docker registry that supports user authentication, authentication details can be provided as shown in the following example:
+If you need the plugin to communicate with the Docker daemon using a remote connection instead of the default local connection, the connection details can be provided using `docker` parameters as shown in the following example:
+
+[source,xml,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes"]
+----
+	<project>
+		<build>
+			<plugins>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>{gradle-project-version}</version>
+					<configuration>
+						<docker>
+							<host>tcp://192.168.99.100:2376</host>
+							<tlsVerify>true</tlsVerify>
+							<certPath>/home/user/.minikube/certs</certPath>
+						</docker>
+					</configuration>
+				</plugin>
+			</plugins>
+		</build>
+	</project>
+----
+
+If the builder or run image are stored in a private Docker registry that supports user authentication, authentication details can be provided using `docker.registry` parameters as shown in the following example:
 
 [source,xml,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes"]
 ----
@@ -314,7 +356,7 @@ If the builder or run image are stored in a private Docker registry that support
 	</project>
 ----
 
-If the builder or run image is stored in a private Docker registry that supports token authentication, the token value can be provided as shown in the following example:
+If the builder or run image is stored in a private Docker registry that supports token authentication, the token value can be provided using `docker.registry` parameters as shown in the following example:
 
 [source,xml,indent=0,subs="verbatim,attributes"]
 ----

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/Docker.java

@@ -27,8 +27,38 @@ import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerCo
  */
 public class Docker {
 
+	private String host;
+
+	private boolean tlsVerify;
+
+	private String certPath;
+
 	private DockerRegistry registry;
 
+	public String getHost() {
+		return this.host;
+	}
+
+	public void setHost(String host) {
+		this.host = host;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isTlsVerify() {
+		return this.tlsVerify;
+	}
+
+	public void setTlsVerify(boolean tlsVerify) {
+		this.tlsVerify = tlsVerify;
+	}
+
+	public String getCertPath() {
+		return this.certPath;
+	}
+
+	public void setCertPath(String certPath) {
+		this.certPath = certPath;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the {@link DockerRegistry} that configures registry authentication.
 	 * @param registry the registry configuration
@@ -44,17 +74,30 @@ public class Docker {
 	 * @return the Docker configuration
 	 */
 	DockerConfiguration asDockerConfiguration() {
+		DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = new DockerConfiguration();
+		dockerConfiguration = customizeHost(dockerConfiguration);
+		dockerConfiguration = customizeAuthentication(dockerConfiguration);
+		return dockerConfiguration;
+	}
+
+	private DockerConfiguration customizeHost(DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
+		if (this.host != null) {
+			return dockerConfiguration.withHost(this.host, this.tlsVerify, this.certPath);
+		}
+		return dockerConfiguration;
+	}
+
+	private DockerConfiguration customizeAuthentication(DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration) {
 		if (this.registry == null || this.registry.isEmpty()) {
-			return null;
+			return dockerConfiguration;
 		}
 		if (this.registry.hasTokenAuth() && !this.registry.hasUserAuth()) {
-			return DockerConfiguration.withRegistryTokenAuthentication(this.registry.getToken());
+			return dockerConfiguration.withRegistryTokenAuthentication(this.registry.getToken());
 		}
 		if (this.registry.hasUserAuth() && !this.registry.hasTokenAuth()) {
-			return DockerConfiguration.withRegistryUserAuthentication(this.registry.getUsername(),
+			return dockerConfiguration.withRegistryUserAuthentication(this.registry.getUsername(),
 					this.registry.getPassword(), this.registry.getUrl(), this.registry.getEmail());
 		}
-
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException(
 				"Invalid Docker registry configuration, either token or username/password must be provided");
 	}

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/DockerTests.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.maven;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerHost;
 import org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.configuration.DockerRegistryAuthentication;
 import org.springframework.util.Base64Utils;
 
@@ -34,17 +35,24 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException
 public class DockerTests {
 
 	@Test
-	void asDockerConfigurationWithoutRegistry() {
+	void asDockerConfigurationWithDefaults() {
 		Docker docker = new Docker();
-		assertThat(docker.asDockerConfiguration()).isNull();
+		assertThat(docker.asDockerConfiguration().getHost()).isNull();
+		assertThat(docker.asDockerConfiguration().getRegistryAuthentication()).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void asDockerConfigurationWithEmptyRegistry() {
-		Docker.DockerRegistry dockerRegistry = new Docker.DockerRegistry();
+	void asDockerConfigurationWithHostConfiguration() {
 		Docker docker = new Docker();
-		docker.setRegistry(dockerRegistry);
-		assertThat(docker.asDockerConfiguration()).isNull();
+		docker.setHost("docker.example.com");
+		docker.setTlsVerify(true);
+		docker.setCertPath("/tmp/ca-cert");
+		DockerConfiguration dockerConfiguration = docker.asDockerConfiguration();
+		DockerHost host = dockerConfiguration.getHost();
+		assertThat(host.getAddress()).isEqualTo("docker.example.com");
+		assertThat(host.isSecure()).isEqualTo(true);
+		assertThat(host.getCertificatePath()).isEqualTo("/tmp/ca-cert");
+		assertThat(docker.asDockerConfiguration().getRegistryAuthentication()).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test