Merge pull request #81 from daily-co/mb/remove-starter-images

Remove starters images

Author: markbackman

.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ jobs:
   find-images:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      images: ${{ steps.set-images.outputs.images }}
       base-version: ${{ steps.get-versions.outputs.base-version }}
       python-versions: ${{ steps.get-versions.outputs.python-versions }}
       default-python: ${{ steps.get-versions.outputs.default-python }}
@@ -31,11 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "base-version=$BASE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "python-versions=$PYTHON_VERSIONS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "default-python=$DEFAULT_PYTHON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - id: set-images
-        run: |
-          IMAGES=$(find pipecat-starters -name Dockerfile -exec dirname {} \; | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n")[:-1]')
-          echo "images=$IMAGES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
   build-base:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     name: Build Base Images
@@ -79,71 +73,3 @@ jobs:
           build-args: |
             VERSION=${{ needs.find-images.outputs.base-version }}
             PYTHON_VERSION=${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-  build-starters:
-    needs:
-      - find-images
-      - build-base
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        image: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-images.outputs.images) }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    name: Build ${{ matrix.image }}
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Get starter version
-        id: get-starter-version
-        run: |
-          IMAGE_LOCATION=${{ matrix.image }}
-          STARTER_NAME=$(basename ${IMAGE_LOCATION})
-          STARTER_VERSION=$(yq ".starters.${STARTER_NAME}" versions.yaml)
-
-          if [ "$STARTER_VERSION" = "null" ]; then
-            echo "Error: No version found for starter '${STARTER_NAME}' in versions.yaml"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          if ! [[ $STARTER_VERSION =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            echo "Invalid version format for starter '${STARTER_NAME}' in versions.yaml: $STARTER_VERSION"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          echo "starter-version=$STARTER_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Create image name
-        id: createImageName
-        run: |
-          IMAGE_LOCATION=${{ matrix.image }}
-          IMAGE_NAME=$(echo ${IMAGE_LOCATION} | tr '/' '-')
-          echo "imageName=${IMAGE_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PAT }}
-
-      - name: Extract Docker metadata
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
-        with:
-          images: dailyco/${{ steps.createImageName.outputs.imageName }}
-          tags: |
-            type=raw,value=latest
-            type=raw,value=${{ steps.get-starter-version.outputs.starter-version }}
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
-      - name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
-        with:
-          context: ./${{ matrix.image }}
-          platforms: linux/arm64
-          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}

README.md

@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 [![Docs](https://img.shields.io/badge/Documentation-blue)](https://docs.pipecat.ai/deployment/pipecat-cloud/introduction) [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/1217145424381743145)](https://discord.gg/pipecat)
 
-This repository contains source code for the official Pipecat Cloud agent images and starter templates.
+This repository contains source code for the official Pipecat Cloud base image.
 
 ## Repository Structure
 
 - **[pipecat-base](./pipecat-base)**: Source code for the `dailyco/pipecat-base` Docker image, which serves as the foundation for Pipecat Cloud agents.
-- **[pipecat-starters](./pipecat-starters)**: ⚠️ **DEPRECATED** - Ready-to-use agent templates for various use cases. These will be removed after October 15, 2025
 
 ## Base Image
 
@@ -20,20 +19,9 @@ The base image provides the runtime environment and interface required to run ag
 
 The official base image is available on Docker Hub: [dailyco/pipecat-base](https://hub.docker.com/r/dailyco/pipecat-base)
 
-## Starter Templates (DEPRECATED)
-
-> **⚠️ DEPRECATION NOTICE**: The starter templates below are deprecated and will be removed from this repository after October 15, 2025.
->
-> **Specific Alternatives:**
->
-> - **General quickstart**: [pipecat-quickstart](https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat-quickstart)
-> - **Twilio**: [twilio-chatbot example](https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat-examples/tree/main/twilio-chatbot)
-> - **Telnyx**: [telnyx-chatbot example](https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat-examples/tree/main/telnyx-chatbot)
-> - **Plivo**: [plivo-chatbot example](https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat-examples/tree/main/plivo-chatbot)
-> - **Exotel**: [exotel-chatbot example](https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat-examples/tree/main/exotel-chatbot)
-> - **Daily PSTN**: [phone-chatbot example](https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat-examples/tree/main/phone-chatbot)
->
-> For additional resources, visit the [Pipecat Documentation](https://docs.pipecat.ai) and [Pipecat Cloud Documentation](https://docs.pipecat.ai/deployment/pipecat-cloud/introduction).
+## Starter Templates (REMOVED)
+
+The starter templates have been removed. Instead, get started by using the Pipecat CLI to [create a new project](https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat-cli?tab=readme-ov-file#create-a-new-project).
 
 ## Documentation
 

local-test/README.md

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ docker build -t pipecat-smallwebrtc:latest .
 docker run -it -p 8080:8080 pipecat-smallwebrtc
 ```
 
-> You can use it with any of the examples provided [here](../pipecat-starters).
 ---
 
 ### 2. Configure Environment Variables