From 924c953867d1cdb1a5febd206cf2510e23634b73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolas Torres Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 15:35:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Disable docker in docker docs Signed-off-by: Nicolas Torres --- docs/features/software-templates/installation.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/features/software-templates/installation.md b/docs/features/software-templates/installation.md index e145567666..b3c9f878d7 100644 --- a/docs/features/software-templates/installation.md +++ b/docs/features/software-templates/installation.md @@ -265,3 +265,15 @@ GITHUB_TOKEN= yarn start If you've also set up the frontend plugin, so you should be ready to go browse the templates at [localhost:3000/create](http://localhost:3000/create) now! + +### Disabling Docker in Docker situation (Optional) + +Software Templates use +[Cookiecutter](https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter) as templating +library. By default it will use the +[spotify/backstage-cookiecutter](<[spotify/backstage-cookiecutter](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/37e35b910afc7d1270855aed0ec4718aba366c91/plugins/scaffolder-backend/scripts/Cookiecutter.dockerfile)>) +docker image. + +If you are running backstage from a Docker container and you want to avoid +calling a container inside a container, you can set up Cookiecutter in your own +image, this will use the local installation instead.