docker continuous integration

[griff-rees]

Given much of the data requires mounting locally, either on an azure virtual machine or a local machine, I would find it quite helpful to have a docker configuration for replicating the server configuration locally for testing. This could then be incorporated in GitHub actions for easing future collaboration.

The docker-config branch (not quite updated, have had a few forks since then) is an example of this ilk. Again: this is not meant as the only way the code can be run, but as an easier way to automate testing in a similar configuration across users/platforms etc. covering both python and R. This would also lower regular costs in server time.

• See how everyone feels about this as a merge request. Happy to take down and just manage locally if necessary. Main issue with that is it could make automating GitHub Actions a lot easier, hence relation to Continuous integration #76)
• If a merge is ok, the current request is Docker config #83
• Documentation to explain/ease testing locally

[dingaaling]

• keep as branch or PR to merge?
• link this ticket with the PR
• expand out documentation for easier demo

[griff-rees]

Thanks @dingaaling! The relevant pull request is #83. I've fleshed out your bullet points in the ticket directly, hope that's ok.