Docker instance does not update git repo when started. about donkeycar HOT 5 CLOSED

I think if one does a git pull and then normally start the server, i.e. ./start-server.sh , it should update the tree inside the image automatically (the only drawback being that it runs pip install again). I tend to believe that this should be the standard way of doing things (i.e. the docker tree always mirrors the local tree), otherwise there is the risk of conflicts as you mentioned.

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Actually the way the Dockerfile is configured it should only trigger a pip install if setup.py changes.

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Or we could completely switch to using the -v flag in the startup script (and lose a bit of portability along the way)

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Are there any downsides to mapping the directory (just like mydonkey) to docker image? That way, one can do git pull without needing to refresh/rebuild docker image.

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The new version doesn't require docker as everything is run on the pi.

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