Nerd Fonts Docker Container

This project provides a Docker container with pre-installed Nerd Fonts, designed to be used as a font source for other Docker containers and workflows. Instead of downloading Nerd Fonts repeatedly in your workflows, you can use this container as a font source.

Features

• Automatically tracks new Nerd Fonts releases
• Weekly builds to ensure latest fonts are available
• All Nerd Fonts included and ready to use
• Minimal container size (Alpine-based)
• Automated GitHub Actions workflow for builds

Usage

Basic Usage

Pull the container:

docker pull ghcr.io/watzon/docker-nerdfonts/docker-nerdfonts:latest

Using with Docker Compose

To use the fonts in another container, you can copy them during the build process:

services:
  your-app:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    volumes:
      - nerd-fonts:/usr/share/fonts/nerd-fonts

volumes:
  nerd-fonts:
    name: nerd-fonts

Using in a Dockerfile

Copy fonts from this container in a multi-stage build:

# First stage - copy fonts
FROM ghcr.io/watzon/docker-nerdfonts/docker-nerdfonts:latest as fonts

# Your final image
FROM your-base-image:tag

# Copy fonts from the fonts stage
COPY --from=fonts /usr/share/fonts/nerd-fonts /usr/share/fonts/nerd-fonts

# Optional: update font cache if needed
RUN fc-cache -fv

Tags

• latest - Always points to the most recent build
• vX.X.X - Specific version tags matching Nerd Fonts releases

Automated Updates

This container is automatically rebuilt weekly through GitHub Actions. It checks for new Nerd Fonts releases and rebuilds when updates are available. The workflow:

1. Checks for new Nerd Fonts releases
2. Builds and pushes new container images when updates are found
3. Maintains version tracking through git commits

Local Development

To build the container locally:

docker build -t nerdfonts .

License

This project is provided under MIT License. Note that Nerd Fonts has its own license terms which can be found at the Nerd Fonts repository.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Notes

• The container is meant to be used as a font source, not as a running container
• All fonts are stored in /usr/share/fonts/nerd-fonts/
• The container automatically tracks and updates with new Nerd Fonts releases