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docker-nixpkgs: docker images from nixpkgs
This project is a collection of docker images automatically produced with Nix and the latest nixpkgs package set. It even refreshes every morning a 4:00 UTC thanks to the Gitlab CI schedules.
It's also a good demonstration on how to build and publish Docker images with Nix.
Always keep your docker images fresh!
Why use Nix to build docker images?
Nix has a number of advantages over Dockerfile when producing docker images:
- builds are actually reproducible
- Nix will only rebuild the minimum set of changes
- Nix can produce automatic optimised layers for you
- nixpkgs provides automatic security updates
Example usage
Here is an example of using one of the docker images. Usage will change from image to image.
# the user must have an account at gitlab
$ docker login registry.gitlab.com
# run the curl image which has curl as an entry-point
$ docker run -ti --rm registry.gitlab.com/zimbatm/docker-nixpkgs/curl http://ifconfig.co
180.52.248.114
List of images
| Image | Description |
|---|---|
| curl | CLI only |
| docker-compose | CLI only |
| kubectl | CLI only |
| kubernetes-helm | CLI only |
| nix | nix with deps |
| nix-unstable | nixUnstable with deps |
Channels
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| nixos-unstable | the :latest version |
| nixos-18.09 | automatic security updates |