Dockerfile

FROM rocker/tidyverse
 
# on build, copy application files
COPY . /app/
 
# for installing additional dependencies etc.
RUN if [ -f '/app/onbuild' ]; then bash /app/onbuild; fi; 
 
# look for /app/apt-packages and if it exists, install the packages contained
RUN if [ -f '/app/apt-packages' ]; then apt-get update -q && cat apt-packages | xargs apt-get -qy install && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; fi; 
 
# look for /app/init.R and if it exists, execute it
RUN if [ -f '/app/init.R' ]; then /usr/local/bin/R --no-init-file --no-save --quiet --slave -f /app/init.R; fi; 
 
# here app.R needs to match the name of the file which contains your app 
CMD cd /app && /usr/local/bin/R --no-save -f /app/app.R