# wnameless/docker-oracle-xe-11g

Dockerfile of Oracle Database Express Edition 11g Release 2

Repository: https://github.com/wnameless/docker-oracle-xe-11g
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-oracle-xe-11g
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: oracle-11g, dockerfile
Last push: 2024-04-26T19:13:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4617, "days_push": 859, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1362, forks 778 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:30.209374+00:00)

## What it is
A Dockerfile that packages Oracle Database Express Edition 11g Release 2 on Ubuntu 18.04 into a Docker image. It provides a quick way to run a legacy Oracle XE instance locally with configurable environment variables and custom initialization scripts.

## Use cases
- run an oracle 11g database in docker for local development
- spin up a throwaway oracle xe instance for integration tests
- initialize an oracle container with custom sql scripts
- connect legacy apps to an oracle 11g database without installing oracle
- test database migrations against oracle 11g

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, containerized Oracle 11g XE for development or testing
- you want reproducible database setup with init.sql support
- you must maintain compatibility with legacy Oracle 11g systems

## When to avoid
- you need a supported or modern Oracle version (12c or later)
- you plan to run production workloads on an outdated, unsupported database
- you need official Oracle licensing and support

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: maintenance
- function: database, container-runtime, developer-tools
- domain: databases, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: oracle-database, oracle-xe, dockerfile, docker-image, database-in-docker, legacy-database, sql, devops, containers, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- wnameless/docker-oracle-xe-11g (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.209374+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:32.265423+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wnameless/docker-oracle-xe-11g (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.209374+00:00, sha 89c13be0f24f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.