FROM mysql:latest MAINTAINER Mahmoud Zalt ARG MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET=1M ENV MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET ${MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET} # Set MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET to /etc/mysql/my.cnf RUN sed -i "s/^\[mysqld\]$/\[mysqld\]\nmax_allowed_packet = ${MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET}/g" /etc/mysql/my.cnf CMD ["mysqld"] EXPOSE 3306