# rocker-org/rocker

R configurations for Docker

Repository: https://github.com/rocker-org/rocker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rocker
Homepage: https://rocker-project.org
Language: Shell
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: docker, r
Last push: 2026-06-24T19:34:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4465, "days_push": 70, "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 1515, forks 265 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:56.498939+00:00)

## What it is
Rocker is a collection of Dockerfiles and Docker images providing preconfigured R environments, including r-base, versioned R images, and RStudio Server containers. It also offers Dev Container Features for installing and configuring R in VS Code and GitHub Codespaces.

## Use cases
- run R in a Docker container
- set up a reproducible R environment
- run RStudio Server in Docker
- install R in a dev container or Codespace
- test R code against R-devel
- pin a specific R version for CI

## When to choose
- you want a ready-made, reproducible R environment without manual installation
- you need RStudio Server accessible from a browser
- you want versioned R images for reproducible builds or CI

## When to avoid
- you work in R natively and don't use containers
- you need a lightweight R install without Docker overhead
- you require non-Linux container images

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: container-runtime, developer-tools, data-science
- domain: data-science, developer-tools
- platform: cloud, self-hosted
- tags: r-language, dockerfiles, rstudio, dev-containers, reproducibility, containers, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- rocker-org/rocker (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:56.498939+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 2026-08-30T04:32:10.307508+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rocker-org/rocker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:56.498939+00:00, sha fcba288e7fd7)
  - homepage: https://rocker-project.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:39.756215+00:00, sha fead4629a3b1)
  - site_page: https://rocker-project.org/images/devcontainer/features.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:39.758716+00:00, sha 3c492e409998)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.