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Run GUI app on docker local or remote
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gui-run-on-docker.md

How to run a GUI app from a docker image ?

Summary

  • X server install on windows (VcXsrv)
  • Sample docker file build (firefox)
  • Environment setup and launch (Powershell)

Prerequisite

VcXsrv

choco install vcxsrv

Docker image (Firefox)

FROM ubuntu:20.04
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y firefox
CMD /usr/bin/firefox

Build docker image

docker build -t jgwill/x__remoting_in_docker__20110922 .

Start XLaunch

  • run (WinK + r) Xlaunch
  • Next, Next until you see settings with : "Disable access control" which you click Disable access control

Setup display & Run the image (Powershell)

set-variable -name myip -value 192.168.1.76

set-variable -name DISPLAY -value $myip:0.0
docker run -ti --rm -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY jgwill/x__remoting_in_docker__20110922

References

https://www.docker.com/blog/how-to-deploy-on-remote-docker-hosts-with-docker-compose/

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