Customize container image for R

[akhtarnabeel]

Hi, I was wondering if there is anyway I can provide my own container image for R code, with dependencies installed in it. So that instead of the default docker container image, it uses my image.

I am doing it because my R code has dependencies.

Thank you very much!

Nabeel

[RehanSD]

Hi Nabeel! By modifying these lines, you can have Clipper build your own custom image. Make sure to follow the template provided in this file so that the new container image is compatible.

[csmithnm]

I want to do the same thing as the Nabee. I want Clipper to deploy my manually built R Docker container because the current build process fails due to dependency conflicts installing RClipper required CodeDepends and histry packages (this really needs to be fixed).

Q: Where is the build_container.py file that is executed physically stored so I know which one to change to impact the build process? Is the file build_container.py the same one used on the original unzip step? For example, /home/ubuntu/clipper-develop/containers/R/rclipper_user/inst