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mention running docker containers with virtualisation.oci-containers - still missing further docs though :)
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[https://docker.com Docker] is a utility to pack, ship and run any application as a lightweight container. | [https://docker.com Docker] is a utility to pack, ship and run any application as a lightweight container. | ||
= Docker on NixOS = | |||
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
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The <code>setSocketVariable</code> option sets the <code>DOCKER_HOST</code> variable to the rootless Docker instance for normal users by default. | The <code>setSocketVariable</code> option sets the <code>DOCKER_HOST</code> variable to the rootless Docker instance for normal users by default. | ||
== docker images as systemd services == | |||
To make sure some docker images are running as systemd services, you can use 'oci-containers': | |||
<syntaxHighlight lang=nix> | |||
virtualisation.oci-containers.containers = [ | |||
... | |||
]; | |||
</syntaxHighlight> | |||
= Creating images = | |||
== Building a docker image with nixpkgs == | == Building a docker image with nixpkgs == | ||
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</syntaxHighlight> | </syntaxHighlight> | ||
= Using Nix in containers = | |||
While [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#sec-pkgs-dockerTools dockerTools] allows to build lightweight containers, it requires <code>nix</code> to be installed on the host system. An alternative are docker images with nix preinstalled: | While [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#sec-pkgs-dockerTools dockerTools] allows to build lightweight containers, it requires <code>nix</code> to be installed on the host system. An alternative are docker images with nix preinstalled: | ||
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* [https://hub.docker.com/r/nixpkgs/nix nixpkgs/nix] (built from https://github.com/nix-community/docker-nixpkgs) | * [https://hub.docker.com/r/nixpkgs/nix nixpkgs/nix] (built from https://github.com/nix-community/docker-nixpkgs) | ||
= See also = | |||
[[Workgroup:Container]] | [[Workgroup:Container]] | ||
Alternatively you can use [https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Podman Podman]. | |||
[[Category:Cookbook]] | [[Category:Cookbook]] | ||