# AutoLTX

Automated build system for compiling Latex Files, mimicing the Overleaf build system.

1. Build the docker container using:
```bash
docker build -t autoltx:latest .
```

2. Download the overleaf project as a zip file or using the git integration to easily push any changes.

3. Use the following command to attach the project folder to the built container.

```bash
docker run --rm -it -e "mainFile=<mainTEXfile>" -v <projectFolderPath>:/app/project:z --user 1000:1000 autoltx:latest
```

replace `<mainTEXfile>` with the  primary tex file to compile,  `<projectFolderPath>` with the path to the project folder.

This will compile your project whenever a change is observed in the `mainTEXfile` file.

### Observables:

- The container will create a new folder `pdf` which contains all the build files.
- Once the project compiles, the result is put into the `<projectFolderPath>`, called `output.pdf`. Keep it open so any changes to the main tex file, triggers a pdf update. Other files include `compile.sh`: the main compilation script, `latexmkrc`: used by the `latexmk` compiler, edit cautiously, and `.autoltx`: used for versioning the container scripts.
- These files are added to gitignore if present to avoid tracking unnecessary files by git.