Vercel uses Amazon Linux 2 as a base image for all builds and several pre-installed packages.
The following packages are pre-installed in the build image with yum, the default package manager for Amazon Linux 2.
Pre-installed packages | ||
|---|---|---|
alsa-lib | at-spi2-atk | atk |
autoconf | bsdtar | bzip2 |
bzip2-devel | cups-libs | expat-devel |
gcc | gcc-c++ | git |
glib2-devel | glibc-devel | gtk3 |
gzip | ImageMagick-devel | libXScrnSaver |
libXcomposite | libXcursor | libXi |
libXrandr | libXtst | libffi-devel |
libglvnd-glx | libicu | libjpeg |
libjpeg-devel | libpng | libpng-devel |
libstdc++ | libwebp-tools | make |
ncurses-libs | openssl | openssl-devel |
openssl-libs | pango | readline-devel |
ruby-devel | strace | tar |
unzip | which | zlib-devel |
To run the build image locally with Amazon Linux 2, use the following command:
docker run --rm -it amazonlinux:2.0.20191217.0 shWhen you are done, run exit to return.
You can install additional packages into the build container by configuring the Install Command within the dashboard or the "installcommand" in your vercel.json to use any of the following commands.
To add php to your path, run the following command:
amazon-linux-extras install php7.4To add cargo to your path, run the following command:
amazon-linux-extras install rust1To add go to your path, run the following command:
amazon-linux-extras install golang1.11Learn more about Amazon Linux Extras.
The build image includes access to repositories with stable versions of popular packages. You can list all packages with the following command:
yum listYou can search for a package by name with the following command:
yum search my-package-hereYou can install a package by name with the following command:
yum install my-package-here -yYou can use Amazon Linux Extras if you need a new or newer version of an existing software package that is not included in the default repositories.
You can list extra packages with the following command:
amazon-linux-extrasYou can install extra packages with the following command:
amazon-linux-extras install my-package-here