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Language server for Dockerfiles powered by Node, TypeScript, and VSCode. Version 0.15.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#dockerfile-language-server.
install
brew install dockerfile-language-serverlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install dockerfile-language-serverMacPorts ports tree · devel/dockerfile-language-server/Portfile · source: api.github.com
nix profile install nixpkgs#dockerfile-language-servernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/do/dockerfile-language-server/package.nix · source: api.github.com
sudo pacman -S dockerfile-language-serverArch Linux sync databases · dockerfile-language-server · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Language server for Dockerfiles powered by Node, TypeScript, and VSCode
history
Dockerfile Language Server is Ryan C. J. Suen's TypeScript/Node.js language-server wrapper for Dockerfile editor features. It packages Dockerfile parsing, diagnostics, completion, hover, formatting, rename, document symbols, semantic highlighting, and other LSP capabilities behind the `docker-langserver` executable.
The GitHub repository was created in June 2017, soon after the Language Server Protocol had become the common way to share editor intelligence across IDEs. The README is explicit that this repository is the server launcher and LSP-facing layer, while Dockerfile analysis lives in sibling libraries such as `dockerfile-ast`, `dockerfile-language-service`, and `dockerfile-utils`.
The npm package `dockerfile-language-server-nodejs` was first published in July 2017 and reached version 0.15.0 in October 2025. GitHub releases show a v0.0.24 release in June 2020, while tags and npm metadata show later maintenance continuing through the 0.15.x line.
The project's adoption is more important through editor integrations than through direct command-line use. Its README lists users including Microsoft's VS Code Docker extension, Sublime LSP Dockerfile support, Zed Dockerfile support, atom-ide-docker, Sourcegraph, Theia, and Emacs lsp-mode.
Homebrew packages it as `dockerfile-language-server`, giving non-npm package-manager users a direct install path for `docker-langserver`. The Homebrew formula API reported stable version 0.15.0, 43 installs in the previous 30 days, and 1,436 installs in the previous year as of June 30, 2026.
Users install the Node package or Homebrew formula, then run `docker-langserver` over Node IPC, stdio, or a socket so an editor or language-server client can speak LSP to it. The README also documents Docker image usage under `rcjsuen/docker-langserver`.
This package matters because it turns Dockerfile editing support into a reusable protocol server instead of one editor plugin per editor. For package managers, the interesting boundary is the small `docker-langserver` executable that bridges Homebrew, npm, Docker images, and LSP-capable editors.
security posture
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
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executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
docker-langserver | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
install metadata
| Package key | brew:dockerfile-language-server |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/rcjsuen/dockerfile-language-server |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
dockerfile-language-server
nix profile install nixpkgs#dockerfile-language-serverdockerfile-language-server 0.15.0-3
Language server for Dockerfiles
https://github.com/rcjsuen/dockerfile-language-server
sudo pacman -S dockerfile-language-serverdockerfile-language-server
sudo port install dockerfile-language-serversource trail
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