docker-oracle-client-debian
A docker-container for Oracle Instant Client 12, based on Debian. Perfect for using together with a dockerized oracle database or a remote database, for instance this one.
Step 1
Unfortunately, Oracle does not allow us to include their software in docker-images, so you need to download Oracle Instant Client linux binaries (and accept their license) before we build the image.
Get the following files
- oracle-instantclient12.1-basic-12.1.0.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm
- oracle-instantclient12.1-devel-12.1.0.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm
- oracle-instantclient12.1-sqlplus-12.1.0.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm
from here
Place the files in the same directory as the Dockerfile.
Step 2 (optional)
Edit the included tnsnames.ora file, so you can conveniently access these databases from the container, without having to enter the entire connection string.
Step 3
Build the image
docker build -t oracle/oracleclient .
Step 4
Run the image. If you are running a dockerized database, pass its reference in via a docker link:
docker run -it --name oracleclient --link oracle:oracle oracle/oracleclient
Otherwise, you can run it without the link, and connect to other databases via a connection string.
docker run -it --name oracleclient oracle/oracleclient
Step 5
Verify that it works
sqlplus sys/Welcome01@oracle