AutoLTX

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

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This image is published to dockerhub, pull it using

docker pull phanipavank/autoltx:latest

The DockerFile is provided in the root folder of this repo. Build the docker container using

docker build -t autoltx:latest .

Download the overleaf project as a zip file or using the git integration for easier integration.
Use the following command to attach the project folder to the built container.

docker run --rm -it -e "mainFile=<mainTEXfile>" -v <projectFolderPath>:/app/project:z --user 1000:1000 phanipavank/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.

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.