docker-novnc-base/README.md

NOVNC-BASE

A desktop environment with sound in docker.

Can be used as a base file for application specific containers.

• thomasloven/novnc-ubuntu
• thomasloven/novnc-debuan
• thomasloven/novnc-alpine

To just get a desktop environment at http://localhost:8080:

docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 thomasloven/novnc-ubuntu

Or used as a base for specific applications:

FROM thomasloven/novnc-ubuntu

RUN sudo apt-get update \
  && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
  sudo apt-get install -y blender

CMD ["blender"]

See more examples in apps/.

The container will run as user $USERNAME (default novnc) with uid ${UUID} (default 1000) and group id ${GUID} (default 1000). The user has sudo privileges with no password(!).

Bonus functionality - dotfiles installation.

If the environment variable DOTFILES_REPO is set, the container will git clone that into ~/dotfiles and then run ~/dotfiles/install.sh if it exists.