Arbor GUI in the browser via noVNC

Dockerfile

# docker build -t arbor-gui . && docker run -it -p 5999:5999 arbor-gui
# then visit http://localhost:5999/vnc.html?host=localhost&port=5999&autoconnect=true

FROM ubuntu:latest
EXPOSE 5999

ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
RUN echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | debconf-set-selections
ENV TZ=Europe/Amsterdam
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y xvfb x11vnc wget novnc git wmctrl

WORKDIR /app

RUN wget https://github.com/arbor-sim/gui/releases/download/nightly-tag-2022-07-31/arbor-gui.AppImage
RUN chmod  +x ./arbor-gui.AppImage && ./arbor-gui.AppImage --appimage-extract
RUN git clone --depth 1 'https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/'

RUN echo ' \n\
(sleep 5; echo VISIT "http://localhost:5999/vnc.html?host=localhost&port=5999&autoconnect=true") & \n\
# Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1024x768x16 & \n\
Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1920x1080x16 & \n\
/usr/bin/x11vnc -display :1.0 -nopw & \n\
export DISPLAY=":1" \n\
(cd /app/noVNC ; \n\
bash utils/novnc_proxy --vnc localhost:5900 --listen 5999 & \n\
) \n\
cp /app/squashfs-root/ /tmp/tmp.FF5mk4P3bh -r # what the actual \n\
cd /app/squashfs-root \n\
DISPLAY=":1" ./AppRun \n\
' >> /app/start.sh
RUN chmod +x /app/start.sh

RUN xdg-user-dirs-update

CMD "/app/start.sh"