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chore(README.md): add instructions for local iteration without a Git repo #342
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docker run -it --rm -e ENVBUILDER_INIT_SCRIPT='/usr/games/cowsay "happy hacking"' -v $PWD:/workspaces/empty ghcr.io/coder/envbuilder:latest | ||
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If your `devcontainer.json` is not present in the root of the workspace folder, |
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root or .devcontainer
dir.
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Updated.
@@ -53,6 +53,32 @@ Exit the container, and re-run the `docker run` command... after the build compl | |||
> If you need to bypass this behavior for any reason, you can bypass this safety check by setting | |||
> `ENVBUILDER_FORCE_SAFE=true`. | |||
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If you don't have a remote Git repo or you want to quickly iterate with some | |||
local files, simply omit `ENVBUILDER_GIT_URL` and instead mount the directory | |||
containing your code to `/workspaces/empty` inside the Envbuilder container. |
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Is empty
a magic name here? Or does any name work?
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Updated to also mention ENVBUILDER_WORKSPACE_FOLDER
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👍
PS. I have a feeling we need a regular/static docs page for this project.
Agreed, we could probably start with a simple GitHub pages setup. |
Fixes #164