mochoa/oraclefree-docker-extension repository overview

⁠Oracle Free Docker Extension

Oracle Free extension for Docker Desktop

⁠Manual Installation

Until this extension is ready at Docker Extension Hub you can install with the Extension CLI⁠:

$ docker extension install mochoa/oraclefree-docker-extension:23.26.2
docker extension install mochoa/oraclefree-docker-extension:23.26.2
Extensions can install binaries, invoke commands and access files on your machine. 
Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
Installing new extension "mochoa/oraclefree-docker-extension:23.26.2"
Installing service in Desktop VM...
Setting additional compose attributes
VM service started
Installing Desktop extension UI for tab "Oracle Free"...
Extension UI tab "Oracle Free" added.
Extension "OracleFree Developer Edition 23c embedded RDBMS - Faststart" installed successfully

Note: Docker Extension CLI is required to execute above command, follow the instructions at Extension SDK (Beta) -> Prerequisites⁠ page for instructions on how to add it.

Note: Oracle Free Docker image is big (1.12GB), is strongly recommended that first execute:

docker pull ghcr.io/gvenzl/oracle-free:23.26.2-slim-faststart

⁠Using Oracle Free Docker Extension

Once the extension is installed a new extension is listed at the pane Extension of Docker Desktop.

By clicking at Oracle Free icon the extension main window will show this extension in action

A progress indicator bar will wait until Oracle Free is ready, first startup will take several seconds depending on your hardware. By default scott user is added as part of the startup script, just connect using tiger password as is shown below

also sys user is available with password Oracle_2025 (default values on this extension):

⁠Notes about Oracle Docker Free image

This extension will download three Docker images from DockerHub:

• The extension itself (444.29/823.35 MB compressed/uncompressed size)
• Gerald Venzl Oracle Free 23.26.2-slim-faststart⁠ image
• linux/amd64 (1.22/5.05 GB compressed/uncompressed size)
• linux/arm64 (1.12/4.79 GB compressed/uncompressed size)

As you can see first execution will wait until Oracle Free image is ready at your machine, please wait and see if you have enough space available ;)

⁠Uninstall

To uninstall the extension just execute:

$ docker extension uninstall mochoa/oraclefree-docker-extension:23.26.2
Extension "Oracle Free" uninstalled successfully

⁠Sources

As usual the code of this extension is at GitHub⁠, feel free to suggest changes and make contributions, note that I am a beginner developer of React and TypeScript so contributions to make this UI better are welcome.