# An Introduction to Rocker: Docker Containers for R

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.03675 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1710.03675/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 10 Oct 2017.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

We describe the Rocker project, which provides a widely-used suite of Docker images with customized R environments for particular tasks. We discuss how this suite is organized, and how these tools can increase portability, scaling, reproducibility, and convenience of R users and developers.