containerit: Generating Dockerfiles for reproducible research with R

Nüst D, Hinz M

Research article (journal)

Abstract

The package containerit automates the generation of Dockerfiles for workflows in R, based on images by the Rocker project. The core feature of containeritis that it transforms the local session information into a set of instructions which can be serialised as a Dockerfile. Using containerit only minimally affects researchers' workflows because it can be applied after completing a workflow, while at the same time the captured snapshots can enhance the scholarly publication process (in particular review, interaction, and preservation) and may form a basis for more reusable and transparent publications.

Details zur Publikation

Release year: 2019
Language in which the publication is written: English
Link to the full text: https://www.theoj.org/joss-papers/joss.01603/10.21105.joss.01603.pdf