Matlab Distrobox

.env

RELEASE=R2025b
LICENSE_FILE=./network.lic
PRODUCTS=(
  "Symbolic_Math_Toolbox"
  "Parallel_Computing_Toolbox"
)

build.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

source .env

# wget -O Dockerfile \
#   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-dockerfile/refs/heads/main/Dockerfile

# Load variables from Nix config
PRODUCTS=$(printf " %s" "${PRODUCTS[@]}")
NAME="matlab:${RELEASE}-custom"

echo "=== Building MATLAB $RELEASE Custom Image ==="
echo "Toolboxes:${PRODUCTS}"

# We use Podman (which you enabled in the previous module)
podman build \
  --no-cache \
  --build-arg MATLAB_RELEASE="$RELEASE" \
  --build-arg MATLAB_PRODUCT_LIST="MATLAB${PRODUCTS}" \
  -t $NAME \
  -f Dockerfile \
  .

echo "=== Build Complete: $NAME ==="

create.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

source .env

BOX_NAME=matlab-$RELEASE
IMAGE=localhost/matlab:$RELEASE-custom

distrobox create \
  --name "$BOX_NAME" \
  --image "$IMAGE" \
  --volume "$LICENSE_FILE":/licenses/network.lic \
  --yes

start.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

source .env

BOX_NAME=matlab-$RELEASE

distrobox enter "$BOX_NAME" -- /usr/bin/env MLM_LICENSE_FILE=/licenses/network.lic matlab "$@"