aerc Docker Image

Docker image for the aerc email client. The Dockerfile was not written with minimal container size in mind. On the other hand, it should be able to build and run most versions of aerc.

Credits

Please read aerc's license terms before using this Dockerfile.

Usage

Building

In order to build the image, you have to clone the repository.

git clone https://github.com/sfischer13/docker-aerc
cd docker-aerc

Then, build the Docker image using one of the tags from aerc's source code repository.

make build VERSION=master

Running

Before you can use aerc, you have to build the image as described above.

Configuration files must be made accessible by using Docker bind mounts.

Using host configuration

This will start the container and use the host's configuration files (~/.config/aerc).

make run VERSION=master

For details, see scripts/run.sh.

Using pass tool

If you use pass for retrieval of your passwords, you should also mount your password directory (~/.password-store) and your GnuPG configuration (~/.gnupg) into the container.

make run_pass VERSION=master

For details, see scripts/run_pass.sh.

Using notmuch tool

If you use notmuch for searching your mails, you should also mount your index directory, which contains .notmuch/, into the container.

Miscellaneous commands

For an overview of the container files, run the following command:

docker run --rm -i sfischer13/aerc:master --help

Open a shell within the container:

docker run --rm -i -t sfischer13/aerc:master bash

Read the manual:

docker run --rm -i -t sfischer13/aerc:master man aerc