docker_build: Build image on an instance from a local Dockerfile

In voltek62/RsparkleR: RsparkleR provides an R interface for launching virtual machines and deploying Sparkler

Description

Uploads a folder with a Dockerfile and supporting files to an instance and builds it

Usage

docker_build(host = localhost, dockerfolder, new_image,
  folder = "buildimage", wait = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

host	A host object.
dockerfolder	Local location of build directory including valid Dockerfile
new_image	Name of the new image
folder	Where on host to build dockerfile
wait	Whether to block R console until finished build
...	Other arguments passed to the SSH command for the host

Details

Dockerfiles are best practice when creating your own docker images, rather than logging into a Docker container, making changes and committing.

Value

A table of active images on the instance

Author(s)

Mark Edmondson

See Also

Best practices for writing Dockerfiles

An example Dockerfile for rOpensci

General R Docker images found at rocker-org

Examples

## Not run: 
docker_build(localhost, "/home/stuff/dockerfolder" ,"new_image", wait = TRUE)
docker_run(localhost, "new_image")

## End(Not run)

voltek62/RsparkleR documentation built on May 19, 2019, 1:48 a.m.