Attempting to use this plugin and use my own dotfiles.

[alfrye]

If I want to use my own files and have them cloned from github inside the devcontainer, do I need to use the following config options

nvim_dotfiles_repo = nvim_dotfiles_branch= nvim_dotfiles_directory= nvim_dotfiles_install_command

or do I need to use the

setup_environment configuration options.

also is there a configuration option for specifying a branch when using the setup_environment

Currently we run DevcontainerUp I get an error

Skipping installation: ./packages/zsh.sh. Program already installed. Tue Oct 21 21:15:46 UTC 2025 - Creation of config folders: WARNING! unstowing . would cause conflicts:

• existing target is neither a link nor a directory: .zshrc
• All operations aBorted. [Process exited 1]

[erichlf]

Your error is related to trying to use stow to overwrite an existing file . zshrc. You could add something in the install script to remove the existing file.

Those settings you ask about likely don't need to be changed unless you're doing something special.

[alfrye]

Thanks, I don't know where 'stow' is coming from because I am not using 'stow' in my dotfiles. I think it is coming from the plugin's default configuration. I am using nvim_* settings to use my dotfiles.

`return { "arnaupv/nvim-devcontainer-cli", opts = { -- By default, if no extra config is added, following nvim_dotfiles are -- installed: "https://github.com/LazyVim/starter" -- This is an example for configuring other nvim_dotfiles inside the docker container devcontainer_folder=".devcontainer/", nvim_dotfiles_repo = "https://github.com/alfrye/dotfiles", nvim_dotfiles_branch="feature/devcontainer-cli.nvim", nvim_dotfiles_directory="~/nvim_dotfiles", nvim_dotfiles_install_command = "cd ~/nvim_dotfiles/ && ./install.sh", -- In case you want to change the way the devenvironment is setup, you can also provide your own setup -- setup_environment_repo = "", -- setup_environment_install_command = "", }, keys = { -- stylua: ignore { "cdu", ":DevcontainerUp", desc = "Up the DevContainer", }, { "cdc", ":DevcontainerConnect", desc = "Connect to DevContainer", }, } }