makeR
R docker images for CI/CD style workflows
Usage
This repo builds the base docker image for my CI/CD style R workflows. The file structure follows binder conventions, so that downstream Dockerfiles can add Jupyterlab or RStudio interactivity if they wish.
In order to build the base image, clone this repo, cd into the repo and then run make maker-build.
If you want to use this for your own purposes, you should change the docker repo at the top of the Makefile to your own repo. Then you can run make run to build, test and push the image.
Developing
The basic idea behind this Dockerfile is that you just include what is strictly necessary in the Dockerfile to run R. If you would like to add additional R packages for convenience, they should be kept in the install.R file. Some R package need additional system packages. Put them in the apt.txt folder.
Github Actions
If you clone this repo to run it in GitHub Actions, note that you will only be able to push to Docker Hub with a Docker Access Key, and you will only be able to write file canges and commit them to the repo once you've changed the Workflow Permissions in the GitHub Repo Settings > Actions > General dialog to 'read and write'.