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Quickly Prepare Your Tooling with Nixery.dev: No Dockerfile Needed

#docker #containers #dockerfile #nixery

If you’ve ever been too lazy to write a proper Dockerfile to set up your environment, Nixery.dev has got you covered. It allows you to quickly assemble containers with the exact tools you need, without the hassle of creating and managing a Dockerfile.

Let’s say you need an environment with kubectl, jq, yq, and helm all in place. Instead of writing a Dockerfile or manually installing each tool, you can get a pre-configured image in no time using Nixery.dev.

With Nixery, all you need to do is specify the tools you need in the URL. For example, to get a shell with kubectl, jq, yq, and helm, just use this URL:

docker run -it nixery.dev/shell/kubectl/jq/yq/helm Unable to find image 'nixery.dev/shell/kubectl/jq/yq/helm:latest' locally latest: Pulling from shell/kubectl/jq/yq/helm 7bd0d820be49: Already exists cdd7895d7577: Already exists de6cb50335aa: Pull complete 11720475aae7: Pull complete b8ff367d8a2d: Pull complete f6ff9498ab9c: Pull complete 1d17c684d513: Pull complete 913f63e3401f: Pull complete 14a855609149: Pull complete 3d5094a0f4f3: Pull complete e90094fbdef4: Pull complete 7e3feab0b197: Pull complete 262f49f707da: Pull complete 9a33ef4edb1b: Pull complete 2b2ece68abe5: Pull complete 505ed7a4fa00: Pull complete f68eb5b9e907: Pull complete 7d2670c677e3: Pull complete b5eceb4adf47: Pull complete d0f6822fe6ec: Pull complete 90548e6cb522: Pull complete c06288390ee6: Pull complete a6592313490f: Pull complete a7172b4ea41b: Pull complete 4e6f2304a814: Pull complete a90445f26e1d: Pull complete ff7b4358edf4: Pull complete cff643889033: Pull complete 046661f70676: Pull complete fa94a058e6b0: Pull complete 49d2ea9475ef: Pull complete b326b3073570: Pull complete Digest: sha256:da377dc6d7e9091fbc30eecb8aeee5dd89aef6571fba018594c68d581a2f911e Status: Downloaded newer image for nixery.dev/shell/kubectl/jq/yq/helm:latest bash-5.2# helm --version Helm 0.9.0 bash-5.2# jq --version jq-1.7.1 bash-5.2# yq --version yq 3.4.3 bash-5.2# kubectl version Client Version: v1.32.1 Kustomize Version: v5.5.0
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This command will give you a shell with all the necessary tools pre-installed, ready to use right away.

  • Quick and Easy: No need for Dockerfile management or custom setup scripts.
  • Customizable: Add only the tools you need by simply modifying the URL.
  • Lightweight: Avoid creating large, bloated images with unnecessary dependencies.

Next time you're in a hurry, or just feeling a bit too lazy to create a Dockerfile, Nixery.dev is a great tool to have in your back pocket!

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