# deluan/zsh-in-docker

Install Zsh, Oh My Zsh and plugins inside a Docker container with one line!

Repository: https://github.com/deluan/zsh-in-docker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zsh-in-docker
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: zsh, oh-my-zsh, docker, dockerfile, vscode
Last push: 2024-09-30T19:07:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2551, "days_push": 702, "days_rel": 702, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1118, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:39.259212+00:00)

## What it is
A single-file shell script that installs Zsh, Oh My Zsh, themes, and plugins inside Docker containers with one line in a Dockerfile. It supports Alpine, Ubuntu, Debian, Amazon Linux, RockyLinux, and Fedora base images and was originally built for VSCode Remote Containers.

## Use cases
- set up zsh and oh-my-zsh in a dockerfile with one line
- configure a dev container with powerlevel10k theme
- install oh-my-zsh plugins in a docker image
- make vscode remote containers use zsh
- customize .zshrc in a container build
- install zsh on alpine or fedora docker images

## When to choose
- you want zsh and oh-my-zsh in a Docker image without writing installation logic yourself
- you use VSCode dev containers and want a nice shell out of the box
- you need a script that works across many Linux base images

## When to avoid
- you don't use containers or want zsh on a host machine
- you need a full dotfiles management solution
- you require non-interactive shell environments without zsh

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, cli, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: zsh, oh-my-zsh, dockerfile, devcontainers, shell-script, vscode-remote, containers, command-line, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- deluan/zsh-in-docker (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:39.259212+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 2026-08-30T06:41:28.146993+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/deluan/zsh-in-docker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:39.259212+00:00, sha af5fe71d36da)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.