Sublime Text 3 Docker Container

This Docker image will allow us to run the amazing Sublime Text 3 without the need to install it in our computers.

Another benefit is to be able to try different Sublime Text builds, with different Programming Languages versions.

The motivation to create this package come from the burn of reinstalling my Development environment across several computers each time I install/upgrade an OS or change computer.

So this package is the first of a series of other packages to make my Development environment very portable, easy and fast to install in any computer.

How To Use From Docker Hub

The recommend way is to build the image locally with bash interface sublime. See instructions here.

This will map the current folder in the HOST to folder developer inside the Container.

Download script to run the Docker Container

$ curl -OL https://gitlab.com/exadra37-docker/sublime-text-3/raw/master/src/docker-hub.sh && chmod ug+x docker-hub.sh

Run Sublime Text 3 from a Docker Container

$ ./docker-hub.sh

NOTE: The preferable method is to use the Sublime Docker CLI to build the image locally and run it.

How To Install Sublime Text 3 Docker CLI

Using CURL in command line:

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://gitlab.com/exadra37-docker/sublime-text-3/raw/master/setup/install)"

Using WGET in Command Line:

bash -c "$(wget  https://gitlab.com/exadra37-docker/sublime-text-3/raw/master/setup/install -O -)"

How To Use Sublime Text 3 Docker Container

By default the Sublime Text build is 3126 and the Sublime Text will persist settings, cache and installed packages in dir /home/$USER/.docker-sublime.

The default Host dir shared with the Sublime Text Container is /home/$USER/Developer, that we can override at any time.

Run With Defaults

sublime

See Help

Check how to use it at any time...

sublime -h

Run With Other Build

Currently the Sublime Text build defaults to 3126.

We can build the Docker Image with a previous or future build of Sublime Text, just by providing a different build number...

sublime -b 3124

Run With Custom Developer Workspace

By default /home/$USER/Developer/Workspace on Host is mapped to Container /home/$USER/Developer, but we can change the path in the Host we want to map into the Container, like:

sublime -d /absolute/path/in/host

Rebuild Docker Image

To have the Ubuntu inside the Docker Image up to date we should rebuild the image every week.

sublime -r

How to Debug Sublime Text Docker Container

For trouble shouting Sublime Text 3 installation we may need to go inside the docker container.

To help us on that, when starting the container the exact command will be printed:

sudo docker exec -it ST3_1486504665 bash