Introduction

Build OpenWrt in a container? That's simple.

Explore and develop OpenWrt in a container? Don't panic, this is the way.

Usage

Start a container

git clone https://github.com/riverscn/openwrt-dev-container.git
cd openwrt-dev-container
docker-compose run -d devenv bash

Use a container

1. Install Docker extension in VSCode, and attach your container to VSCode.

2. Open /workspace folder in VSCode.

3. Open a terminal in VSCode.

4. Clone a openwrt repo into it, and follow its instruction.

Files access

Workspace files is stored in two volumes:

• env-data: persists files in /workspace

• env-home: persists files in /home/vscode

When container is stopped, these files are still there.

You can easily download and upload files in VSCode's "explorer" tab.

Define your own environment

You can modify Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml to meet your different requirements.