how to unzip android-license.zip into the ANDROID_SDK licenses folder - inside a docker image

how to unzip android-license.zip into the ANDROID_SDK licenses folder – inside a docker image

Posted on by Toma Velev

To unzip android-license.zip into the ANDROID_SDK/licenses folder inside a Docker image, you can follow these steps:

  1. Copy the zip file into your Docker container:
    You’ll need to copy the android-license.zip file from your host machine into your Docker container. You can do this by using the COPY instruction in your Dockerfile.
  2. Unzip the file:
    Once you have the zip file inside your container, you can use the unzip command to extract its contents.

Dockerfile

Here’s an example of how your Dockerfile might look like:

# Use an official Dart image as a base.
FROM maven:3.6.0-jdk11

# Set the working directory to /app
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the license zip file into your container.
COPY android-license.zip.

# Unzip the file
RUN unzip android-license.zip -d /usr/lib/android-sdk/licenses

# Verify that the license file has been unzipped correctly
RUN ls /usr/lib/android-sdk/licenses/*

However, if you’re using a multi-stage build process (which is recommended for production images), your Dockerfile might look like this:

# Stage 1: Build the zip file into a temporary image.
FROM maven:3.6.0-jdk11 AS build

# Set the working directory to /app
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the license zip file into your container.
COPY android-license.zip.

# Unzip the file
RUN unzip android-license.zip -d /usr/lib/android-sdk/licenses

# Stage 2: Use the unzipped license file in your final image.
FROM maven:3.6.0-jdk11

# Set the working directory to /app
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the unzipped license file from your build stage.
COPY --from=build /usr/lib/android-sdk/licenses/* /usr/lib/android-sdk/licenses/

Remember to replace maven:3.6.0-jdk11 with the base image that matches your project’s requirements.

Building and running your Docker image:

After you’ve created your Dockerfile, you can build and run your image using the following commands:

# Build your Docker image.
docker build -t my-android-image.

# Run a container from your image and verify that the license file has been unzipped correctly.
docker run -it my-android-image ls /usr/lib/android-sdk/licenses/*

This will create a new container from your image and print the contents of the licenses directory, which should include the unzipped license file. After all settings tested – you will be able to build Android Apps everywhere – on every machine running docker.