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# Example of very simple Dockerfile based on minimalistic BusyBox base image
# Please read through each comment to gain a better understanding of what this Dockerfile does
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# Docker will pull from docker.io if base image does not already exist in local Docker repo
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FROM busybox

MAINTAINER "Nova Ordis"

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# The LABEL instruction adds metadata to an image. A LABEL is a key-value pair.
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LABEL version="1.0" \
      description="A project that creates a custom Docker image based on a BusyBox base image"

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# Define two environment variables: NAME and TARGET_DIR
# Value of env variables can be modified at container startup using -e parameter
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ENV NAME="NovaOrdis OpenShift Test Environment" \
    TARGET_DIR="/var/novaordis"

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# Docker is to execute all subsequent commands in this file as BusyBox's root user
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USER root

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# /usr/local/bin/ is included in the root user's $PATH, so copy our shell script to this directory
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COPY run-loop.sh /usr/local/bin/run-loop.sh

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# Ensure that shell script added to image is set as executable
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RUN chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/run-loop.sh

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# Create directory and define it as a container mount point. Our shell script will write output
# to local filesystem at this mount point.
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RUN mkdir $TARGET_DIR
VOLUME $TARGET_DIR

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# At startup, this container should run a single command. Our script uses the command line
# parameters passed as part of $NAME env var
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CMD /usr/local/bin/run-loop.sh $NAME