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To run the latest stable release of Nix with Docker run the following command:

```console
$ docker run -ti ghcr.io/nixos/nix
Unable to find image 'ghcr.io/nixos/nix:latest' locally
latest: Pulling from ghcr.io/nixos/nix
$ docker run -ti docker.io/nixos/nix
Unable to find image 'docker.io/nixos/nix:latest' locally
latest: Pulling from docker.io/nixos/nix
5843afab3874: Pull complete
b52bf13f109c: Pull complete
1e2415612aa3: Pull complete
Digest: sha256:27f6e7f60227e959ee7ece361f75d4844a40e1cc6878b6868fe30140420031ff
Status: Downloaded newer image for ghcr.io/nixos/nix:latest
Status: Downloaded newer image for docker.io/nixos/nix:latest
35ca4ada6e96:/# nix --version
nix (Nix) 2.3.12
35ca4ada6e96:/# exit
```

> If you want the latest pre-release you can use ghcr.io/nixos/nix and view them at https://github.com/nixos/nix/pkgs/container/nix

# What is included in Nix's Docker image?

The official Docker image is created using `pkgs.dockerTools.buildLayeredImage`
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