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

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

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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

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!