nlewo/nix2container

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An archive-less dockerTools.buildImage implementation

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Dominant language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 7, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
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nginx example broken Open

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nlewo/nix2container#234 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 18, 2026
Merge order and context for the open pull requests Open

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nlewo/nix2container#233 · 3 reactions · Opened Sep 15, 2026
Build failed with the getting started example Open

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nlewo/nix2container#215 · Opened Aug 12, 2026
copyToPodman pick incorrect path. Open

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nlewo/nix2container#214 · Opened Aug 11, 2026
/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs: different packages stamp on each others foot Open

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nlewo/nix2container#213 · Opened Jul 23, 2026
`layer.nestedLayers` not deduplicated, exhausting maximum lenght of command line arguments Open

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nlewo/nix2container#205 · Opened Jul 9, 2026
Healthcheck field silently dropped from image config Open

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nlewo/nix2container#197 · Opened Jun 9, 2026
initializeNixDatabase register paths missing from the store in the image Open

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nlewo/nix2container#192 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 6, 2026
Expose an interface for building a layer with the dependencies of storepaths Open

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nlewo/nix2container#190 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 16, 2026
`buildImage` on darwin systems causes exec format error Open

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nlewo/nix2container#173 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Jun 11, 2025
Paths from `copyToRoot` shold not be added to nix DB Open

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nlewo/nix2container#165 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 23, 2025
oci-archive and docker-archive outputs are broken Open

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nlewo/nix2container#159 · Opened Dec 15, 2024
A way to cache the blob-info-cache-v1.sqlite file by nix Open

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nlewo/nix2container#147 · Opened Aug 8, 2024
Too eager permission check Open

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nlewo/nix2container#144 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Jul 26, 2024
headsup: skopeo patch on newer versions fails to apply Open

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nlewo/nix2container#143 · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 26, 2024
Way to change perms for initializeNixDatabase Open

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nlewo/nix2container#142 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 13, 2024
`The file '/etc' already exists in the tar with perms` when maxLayers is set to 1 Open

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nlewo/nix2container#140 · 3 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Jul 2, 2024
pullImageFromManifest does not use Skopeo auth Open

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nlewo/nix2container#137 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Jun 19, 2024
How to use an existing `devShell` with `nix2docker`? Open

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nlewo/nix2container#136 · Opened Jun 3, 2024
Equivalent of fakeRootCommands / enableFakechroot? Open

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nlewo/nix2container#134 · 6 comments · Opened Apr 29, 2024
Creating an image with a Home Manager profile? Open

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nlewo/nix2container#133 · Opened Apr 13, 2024
copyToRegistry not documented? Open

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nlewo/nix2container#128 · 4 comments · Opened Apr 6, 2024
Digest did not match Open

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nlewo/nix2container#127 · 22 comments · Opened Apr 2, 2024
Support annotations Open

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nlewo/nix2container#124 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 26, 2024
How to create a docker image with nix2container that can be used to build nix2container images? Open

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nlewo/nix2container#123 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · Opened Mar 16, 2024
idea: Flake Module Open

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nlewo/nix2container#118 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Feb 22, 2024
idea: Group image actions under `do` Open

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nlewo/nix2container#117 · 4 comments · Opened Feb 22, 2024
Image Manifest Metadata Lost Open

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nlewo/nix2container#116 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 19, 2024
Assertion `info.references.size() == 0' failure pulling layers containing store paths Open

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nlewo/nix2container#114 · Opened Feb 7, 2024
External hinting system for automatic layering Open

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nlewo/nix2container#113 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 30, 2024
Request: easy way to get resulting image name Open

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nlewo/nix2container#111 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 20, 2024
feat: oci image linking to store host nix/store path Open

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nlewo/nix2container#109 · 4 comments · Opened Jan 2, 2024
Could `foldImageLayers` be added as lib function? Open

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nlewo/nix2container#108 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Dec 25, 2023
clean up old mess Open

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nlewo/nix2container#106 · 3 comments · Opened Dec 21, 2023
How to run image i build? Open

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nlewo/nix2container#103 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 14, 2023
Rootfs Issue with image deployed to AWS Fargate Open

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nlewo/nix2container#98 · 3 comments · Opened Nov 9, 2023
how to make a multi arch image? Open

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nlewo/nix2container#95 · 1 comment · 5 reactions · Opened Nov 4, 2023
`nix-user-flakes`: `nix run` results in SSL connect error (35) Open

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nlewo/nix2container#92 · Opened Nov 3, 2023
`imageRefUnsafe` is undocumented Open

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nlewo/nix2container#90 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 13, 2023
Setting the "Created" Timestamp Open

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nlewo/nix2container#89 · 8 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Sep 26, 2023
Impure layer? Open

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nlewo/nix2container#87 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Sep 14, 2023
cross-copying docker images Open

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nlewo/nix2container#86 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · Opened Aug 30, 2023
podman example in README doesn't quite work Open

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nlewo/nix2container#83 · 4 comments · Opened Jun 24, 2023
`fromImage` doesn't inherit parent image environment variables Open

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nlewo/nix2container#79 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Jun 15, 2023
Integration point with `arion` Open

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nlewo/nix2container#75 · 3 reactions · Opened May 17, 2023
Any plans to upstream this project to nixpkgs? Open

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nlewo/nix2container#66 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 24, 2023
option to keep derivations Open

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nlewo/nix2container#63 · 7 comments · Opened Jan 20, 2023
Improve compiling containers on non-Linux systems Open

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nlewo/nix2container#53 · 5 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Oct 9, 2022
Layers contains duplicate dependencies Open

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nlewo/nix2container#41 · 21 comments · Opened Sep 1, 2022
Weirdness with fromImage Open

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nlewo/nix2container#40 · 8 comments · Opened Aug 29, 2022

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