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Run graphical applications in Docker containers in OSX
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x11docker.sh
# https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/8710#issuecomment-72669844
# display IP address isn't boot2docker ip, it's the address from vboxnet0 (run `ifconfig`)
brew install socat
brew cask install xquartz
open -a XQuartz
socat TCP-LISTEN:6000,reuseaddr,fork UNIX-CLIENT:\"$DISPLAY\"
# in another window
docker run -e DISPLAY=192.168.59.3:0 jess/geary
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