quickstart.txt

# Build an image based on a Dockerfile
docker build -t mziemann/docker_for_r_tutorial .

# get Rstudio server IDE through the web browser (http://localhost:8787) 
docker run \
	-e PASSWORD=bioc \
	-p 8787:8787 \
	mziemann/docker_for_r_tutorial:latest

# or run in terminal mode - may be best option for servers
docker run -it \
    -e DISPLAY=localhost:10.0  \
    -v $HOME/.Xauthority:/root/.Xauthority:rw  \
    --network host  \
    mziemann/docker_for_r_tutorial bash

# inside the container, pull the latest project codes
git pull

# open R and start working or run a script
Rscript -e "rmarkdown::render('workflow.Rmd')"

# run this on the host machine to check output
docker cp $(docker ps -aql):/docker_for_r_tutorial docker_data
firefox docker_data/workflow.html