docker-tidy/docs/content/setup/_index.md

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## Pip

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# From PyPI as unprivileged user
$ pip install docker-tidy --user

# .. or as root
$ sudo pip install docker-tidy

# From Wheel file
$ pip install https://github.com/xoxys/docker-tidy/releases/download/v0.1.0/docker_tidy-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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## Docker

The default entrypoint is set to the `gc` sub-command and you have to overwrite it
if you want to use other sub-commands like `stop`.

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docker run \
    -e TIDY_GC_MAX_CONTAINER_AGE="3 days ago" \
    -e TIDY_GC_MAX_IMAGE_AGE="5 days ago" \
    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
    xoxys/docker-tidy
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**Info**\
Keep in mind, that you have to pass SELinux labels (:Z or :z) to your mount option if you are working on SELinux enabled systems.
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