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by pxc 829 days ago
In the past I've used and recommended nix-bundle¹ or its first-party counterpart `nix bundle`² for this. That lets you skip the step of managing the creation of the Docker image, which is nice.

I suppose dockerc could be convenient when you already have a Docker image on hand, especially if it was a PITA to create or its creation is a lost art.

Besides fat executables, `nix bundle` also lets you create Docker images, AppImages, and images/executables in a few other formats.

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1: https://github.com/matthewbauer/nix-bundle

2: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/command-ref/new-cli/ni...