Clojure dependencies in private Git repositories in Docker

How to use

Create a Docker image:

docker build --build-arg ssh_prv_key="$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa)" --build-arg ssh_pub_key="$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)" -t clojure-private-git-deps:test  .

Run the docker container with an interactive bash shell:

docker run -it clojure-private-git-deps:test bash

Start a Clojure REPL with your private Clojure module:

clojure -Sdeps '{:deps {me/module {:git/url "[email protected]:me/module.git" :sha "2aa1c686760cff280b7b65b825a4321bdb8de53e"}}}'

Voila!

Notes on implementation

As of now, GitHub, GitLab, and BitBucket hosts are supported as sources of private Git repositories.

To configure another host for git repositories add a line to Dockerfile:

RUN ssh-keyscan your-git.host >> /root/.ssh/known_hosts

Thanks!

The solution is based on an infinite amount of Googling and these online resources:

• https://codehopper.nl/2018/09/27/clojure-gitlab-deps/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18136389/using-ssh-keys-inside-docker-container/42125241
• https://clojure.atlassian.net/projects/TDEPS/issues/TDEPS-91?filter=allopenissues