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# Building and running Docker images
[Docker](https://www.docker.com/) is a set of tools and services used to
build, manage and deploy containers.
[Docker](https://www.docker.com/) is a set of tools and services used to build, manage and deploy containers.
As many cloud platforms offer Docker-based
container hosting services, creating Docker containers for a given service is a
common task when building reproducible software. In this tutorial, you will
learn how to build Docker containers using Nix.
As many cloud platforms offer Docker-based container hosting services, creating Docker containers for a given service is a common task when building reproducible software.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to build Docker containers using Nix.
## Prerequisites
We assume you have both Nix and [Docker installed](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/). Docker is available in
`nixpkgs`, which is the preferred way to install it on NixOS. However, you can
also use the native Docker installation of your OS, if you are on another Linux
distribution or MacOS.
You will need both Nix and [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) installed.
Docker is available in `nixpkgs`, which is the preferred way to install it on NixOS.
However, you can also use the native Docker installation of your OS, if you are on another Linux distribution or macOS.
## Build your first container
[Nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs) provides `dockerTools` to create
Docker images:
[Nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs) provides `dockerTools` to create Docker images:
```nix
{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { }
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/nix/store/y74sb4nrhxr975xs7h83izgm8z75x5fc-docker-image-hello-docker.tar.gz
```
The image tag (`y74sb4nrhxr975xs7h83izgm8z75x5fc`) refers to the Nix build hash
and makes sure that the Docker image corresponds to our Nix build. The store
path in the last line of the output references the Docker image.
The image tag (`y74sb4nrhxr975xs7h83izgm8z75x5fc`) refers to the Nix build hash and makes sure that the Docker image corresponds to our Nix build.
The store path in the last line of the output references the Docker image.
## Run the container
To work with the container, load this image into
Docker's image registry from the default `result` symlink created by nix-build:
To work with the container, load this image into Docker's image registry from the default `result` symlink created by `nix-build`:
```shell-session
$ docker load < result
Loaded image: hello-docker:y74sb4nrhxr975xs7h83izgm8z75x5fc
```
You can also use the store path to load the image in order to avoid depending on the presence of
`result`
You can also use the store path to load the image in order to avoid depending on the presence of `result`:
```shell-session
$ docker load < /nix/store/y74sb4nrhxr975xs7h83izgm8z75x5fc-docker-image-hello-docker.tar.gz
Loaded image: hello-docker:y74sb4nrhxr975xs7h83izgm8z75x5fc
```
Even more conveniently, you can do everything in one command. The advantage of this approach
is that `nix-build` will rebuild the image if there are any changes and pass the new store
path to `docker load`:
Even more conveniently, you can do everything in one command.
The advantage of this approach is that `nix-build` will rebuild the image if there are any changes and pass the new store path to `docker load`:
```shell-session
$ docker load < $(nix-build hello-docker.nix)
Loaded image: hello-docker:y74sb4nrhxr975xs7h83izgm8z75x5fc
```
Now that you have loaded the image into Docker, it is time to run it:
Now that you have loaded the image into Docker, you can run it:
```shell-session
$ docker run -t hello-docker:y74sb4nrhxr975xs7h83izgm8z75x5fc
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## Working with Docker images
A general introduction to working with Docker images is not part of this
tutorial. The [official Docker documentation](https://docs.docker.com/) is a
much better place for that. Note that when you build your
Docker images with Nix, you will probably not write a `Dockerfile`
as Nix replaces the Dockerfile functionality within the Docker ecosystem.
A general introduction to working with Docker images is not part of this tutorial.
The [official Docker documentation](https://docs.docker.com/) is a much better place for that.
Nonetheless, understanding the anatomy of a Dockerfile may still be useful to
follow along how Nix replaces each of its functions. Using the Docker CLI,
Docker Compose, Docker Swarm or Docker Hub on the other hand may still be
relevant depending on your use case.
Note that when you build your Docker images with Nix, you will probably not write a `Dockerfile` as Nix replaces the Dockerfile functionality within the Docker ecosystem.
Nonetheless, understanding the anatomy of a Dockerfile may still be useful to understand how Nix replaces each of its functions.
Using the Docker CLI, Docker Compose, Docker Swarm or Docker Hub on the other hand may still be relevant, depending on your use case.
## Next steps
- More details on how to use `dockerTools` can be found in the [reference documentation](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-pkgs-dockerTools).
- You will also want to [browse through more examples of Docker images built with Nix](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix).
- [Arion](https://docs.hercules-ci.com/arion/), docker-compose wrapper with first-class support for Nix.
- Build docker images on a {ref}`CI with Github Actions <github-actions>`
- You might like to browse through more [examples of Docker images built with Nix](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/build-support/docker/examples.nix).
- Take a look at [Arion](https://docs.hercules-ci.com/arion/), a `docker-compose` wrapper with first-class support for Nix.
- Build docker images on a {ref}`CI with Github Actions <github-actions>`.