OpenVSCode Server

dockerfile

# Build locally
# docker build . -t myvscodeapp
# Run locally
# docker run -it -p 3000:3000 myvscodeapp

FROM gitpod/openvscode-server:latest
USER root

ENV NODE_VERSION=14.18.0
RUN apt-get update
RUN apt install -y curl

RUN curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
ENV NVM_DIR=./.nvm
RUN . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" && nvm install ${NODE_VERSION}
RUN . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" && nvm use v${NODE_VERSION}
RUN . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" && nvm alias default v${NODE_VERSION}

ENV PATH="./.nvm/versions/node/v${NODE_VERSION}/bin/:${PATH}"

USER openvscode-server

1. Run install as openvscode-server user otherwise installation is likely to end up in /root/.nvm
2. Append sudo to the curl -o- command
3. Evaluate the nvm.sh in the bash profile of the openvscode-server as similar to thus …. RUN “echo ~/.nvm/nvm.sh use” >> /home/openscode-server/.bashrc