How to add arbitrary system packages to a project¶

    All Divio Cloud projects are based on a customised Docker image, which uses aversion of Ubuntu Linux.

    If your project requires a particular system package, you can include them inthe Docker image, by listing the commands required to install them - typically,using - in the Dockerfile.

    and before any Python-related commands that might depend on the package.

    You should include an in the installation commands, and runapt-get with the -y (“Say yes”) option, for example:

    The build output will show the new instructions being executed as partof your build.

    To make a quick check that the command installs what you require, withouthaving to rebuild the entire project, jump into a new container runningbash with: