LaTeX in Docker with VS Code Remote Development

.latexmkrc

#!/usr/bin/env perl
$latex            = "uplatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape -halt-on-error";
$latex_silent     = "uplatex -synctex=1 -interaction=batchmode -shell-escape -halt-on-error";
$lualatex         = "lualatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape -halt-on-error";
$xelatex          = "xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -shell-escape -halt-on-error";
$bibtex           = "upbibtex";
$biber            = "biber --bblencoding=utf8 -u -U --output_safechars";
$dvipdf           = "dvipdfmx %O -o %D %S";
$makeindex        = "upmendex %O -o %D %S";
$max_repeat       = 5;
$pdf_previewer    = ":"; # do nothing
$pvc_view_file_via_temporary = 0;

README.md

$ tree -a
.
├── .devcontainer
│   ├── devcontainer.json
│   └── docker-compose.yml
└── .latexmkrc

devcontainer.json

{
  "name": "latexmk",
  "dockerComposeFile": "docker-compose.yml",
  "extensions": ["james-yu.latex-workshop"],
  "service": "latexmk",
  "settings": {
    "latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.interval": 0,
    "latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.run": "onSave",
    "latex-workshop.latex.autoClean.run": "onFailed",
    "latex-workshop.latex.outDir": "out",
    "latex-workshop.latex.recipe.default": "lastUsed",
    "latex-workshop.latex.recipes": [
      {
        "name": "latexmk 🔃",
        "tools": ["latexmk", "make-output-dir", "copy-artifacts"]
      },
      {
        "name": "latexmk with lualatex 🔃",
        "tools": ["latexmk-lualatex", "make-output-dir", "copy-artifacts"]
      },
      {
        "name": "latexmk with xelatex 🔃",
        "tools": ["latexmk-xelatex", "make-output-dir", "copy-artifacts"]
      }
    ],
    "latex-workshop.latex.tools": [
      {
        "name": "latexmk",
        "command": "latexmk",
        "args": ["-outdir=%TMPDIR%", "-pdfdvi", "%DOC_EXT%"],
        "env": {}
      },
      {
        "name": "latexmk-lualatex",
        "command": "latexmk",
        "args": ["-outdir=%TMPDIR%", "-pdflua", "%DOC_EXT%"],
        "env": {}
      },
      {
        "name": "latexmk-xelatex",
        "command": "latexmk",
        "args": ["-outdir=%TMPDIR%", "-pdfxe", "%DOC_EXT%"],
        "env": {}
      },
      {
        "name": "make-output-dir",
        "command": "mkdir",
        "args": ["-p", "./out"],
        "env": {}
      },
      {
        "name": "copy-artifacts",
        "command": "cp",
        "args": ["%TMPDIR%/%DOCFILE%.pdf", "%TMPDIR%/%DOCFILE%.synctex.gz", "./out/"],
        "env": {}
      },
    ],
    "latex-workshop.synctex.afterBuild.enabled": true,
    "latex-workshop.view.pdf.viewer": "tab"
  },
  "workspaceFolder": "/workdir",
  "shutdownAction": "stopCompose"
}

docker-compose.yml

version: "3"

services:
  latexmk:
    image: akashisn/latexmk:full
    environment:
      SHELL: "/bin/bash"
    command: sleep infinity
    volumes:
      - ../:/workdir