Install Miniforge in a docker container

[nikfio]

Comment:

Hello everyone,

for pipeline design purposes, I would like to build an image based on Linux and one based on Windows.
I always use MIniforge in my development computer and what I want is try to innstall it also in containers.

While on a Linux based image everything runs smoothly, I can't install MIniforge on a Windows based container.

Here are the steps I went through:

1. download a windows image with powershell

docker pull m365pnp/powershell:1.10.0-nanoserver-1809

3. run the container and spawn a powershell

docker run -it m365pnp/powershell:1.10.0-nanoserver-1809 pwsh

5. download miniforge installation esecutable inside the container

curl -L -O -k "https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Miniforge3-Windows-x86_64.exe"

7. Run installation

Start-Process "C:\Miniforge3-Windows-x86_64.exe" -ArgumentList "/S /D=C:\Miniforge3" -NoNewWindow -Wait

By launching the last step command It actually does nothing, no output and no installation performed.

Do you have any idea on the matter? Did you follow other ways to build a pipeline with windows based images?

Many thanks,
Nick

[jaimergp]

Maybe you are luckier with cmd? Check this function in constructor or this CI line in napari.

[jakirkham]

Also would checkout the miniforge-images repo

Edit: Or previous attempts to create Windows containers ( conda-forge/docker-images#209 )

[nikfio]

Hi guys,

Thank you for the suggestions.
I tried @jaimergp cmd option but it was not successful.

I went through with a not so good workaround:

1. downloaded Miniforge exe installer on my development PC
2. run miniforge command line installation with "/S /D=C:\Miniforge3" arguments
3. Copied the C:\Miniforge3 folder content inside the windows container
4. saved container as a new image
5. run the new image with interactve powershell, navigate to miniforge folder and then Scripts folder, run conda.exe init
6. resaved to a new image with docker commit
7. Restarted the image and the command mamba --version gave output ok
8. Tested by running python and some mamba update commands

Hope it would help anyone in a similar situation.

Thanks,
Nicola

[jaimergp]

As long as the path inside the Docker container is the same as in the original installation path (C:\Miniforge3), you should be fine!

[nikfio]

Got it, thank you for the clarification.

Nick