Build and run the generator from docker image support added

README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,40 @@ In the desired folder, run the following command to start the VuePress site gene
 npx create-vuepress-site
 # yarn create vuepress-site
 ```
+## Using Docker
+
+Download the Dockerfile:
+
+```bash
+mkdir docker
+cd docker
+wget https://github.com/vuepress/create-vuepress-site/raw/master/docker/Dockerfile
+```
+
+Build the Docker images:
+
+```bash
+docker build -t vuepress-site-generator:latest .
+```
+
+Make a folder where you want to generate the Service:
+
+```bash
+mkdir service
+cd service
+```
+
+Run the generator from image to generate service:
+
+```bash
+docker run -it --rm -v $PWD:/home/vuepress/app vuepress-site-generator
+```
+
+Run and attach interactive shell to the generator docker container to work from inside the running container:
+
+```bash
+docker run -it --rm -v $PWD:/home/vuepress/app vuepress-site-generator /bin/bash
+```
 
 This will create a scaffolded documentation site in the `docs` directory that is enclosed from the rest of the folder.
 

docker/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+FROM ubuntu:18.04
+RUN \
+  # configure the "vuepress" user
+  groupadd vuepress && \
+  useradd vuepress -s /bin/bash -m -g vuepress -G sudo && \
+  echo 'vuepress:vuepress' |chpasswd && \
+  mkdir /home/vuepress/app && \
+  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
+  export TZ=Europe\Paris && \
+  ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone && \
+  apt-get update && \
+  # install utilities
+  apt-get install -y \
+    wget \
+    sudo && \
+  # install node.js
+  wget https://nodejs.org/dist/v12.18.3/node-v12.18.3-linux-x64.tar.gz -O /tmp/node.tar.gz && \
+  tar -C /usr/local --strip-components 1 -xzf /tmp/node.tar.gz && \
+  # upgrade npm
+  npm install -g npm && \
+  # cleanup
+  apt-get clean && \
+  rm -rf \
+    /home/vuepress/.cache/ \
+    /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    /tmp/* \
+    /var/tmp/*
+
+# install vuepress
+RUN npm install -g create-vuepress-site
+
+RUN \
+  # fix vuepress user permissions
+  chown -R vuepress:vuepress \
+    /home/vuepress \
+    /usr/local/lib/node_modules && \
+  # cleanup
+  rm -rf \
+    /home/vuepress/.cache/ \
+    /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    /tmp/* \
+    /var/tmp/*
+
+# expose the working directory
+USER vuepress
+ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/bin
+WORKDIR "/home/vuepress/app"
+VOLUME ["/home/vuepress/app"]
+CMD ["npx", "create-vuepress-site"]