The Rockerverse: Packages and Applications for Containerisation with ROpen Access

Nüst Daniel, Eddelbuettel Dirk, Bennett Dom, Cannoodt Robrecht, Clark Dav, Daróczi Gergely, Edmondson Mark, Fay Colin, Hughes Ellis, Kjeldgaard Lars, Lopp Sean, Marwick Ben, Nolis Heather, Nolis Jacqueline, Ooi Hong, Ram Karthik, Ross Noam, Shepherd Lori, Sólymos Péter, Swetnam Tyson Lee, Turaga Nitesh, Van Petegem Charlotte, Williams Jason, Willis Craig, Xiao Nan

Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed

Details about the publication

JournalR Journal
Volume12
Issue1
Page range437-461
StatusPublished
Release year2020 (10/09/2020)
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
KeywordsThe Rocker Project provides widely used Docker images for R across different application scenarios; This article surveys downstream projects that build upon the Rocker Project images and presents the current state of R packages for managing Docker images and controlling containers; These use cases cover diverse topics such as package development; reproducible research; collaborative work; cloud-based data processing; and production deployment of services; The variety of applications demonstrates the power of the Rocker Project specifically and containerisation in general; Across the diverse ways to use containers; we identified common themes: reproducible environments; scalability and efficiency; and portability across clouds; We conclude that the current growth and diversification of use cases is likely to continue its positive impact; but see the need for consolidating the Rockerverse ecosystem of packages; developing common practices for applications; and exploring alternative containerisation software

Authors from the University of Münster

Nüst, Daniel

Projects the publication originates from

Duration: 01/03/2019 - 31/07/2021 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Scientific Library Services and Information Systems
Type of project: Individual project

Doctorates the publication originates from

Infrastructures and Practices for Reproducible Research in Geography, Geosciences, and GIScience
Candidate: Nüst, Daniel | Supervisors: Pebesma, Edzer
Period of time: 04/01/2016 - 14/02/2022
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster