Desktop in a container

Installation

• First install ds and wsproxy:

  • https://github.com/docker-scripts/ds#installation
  • https://github.com/docker-scripts/wsproxy#installation

• Then get the scripts from github: ds pull desktop

• Create a directory for the container: ds init desktop @desk.example.org

• Fix the settings: cd /var/ds/desk.example.org/; vim settings.sh

• Build image, create the container and configure it: ds make

Accessing

• Tell wsproxy to manage the domain of this container: ds wsproxy add

• Tell wsproxy to get a free letsencrypt.org SSL certificate for this domain (if it is a real one):

  ds wsproxy ssl-cert --test
  ds wsproxy ssl-cert
  

• If the domain is not a real one, add to /etc/hosts the line: 123.45.67.89 desk.example.org

• Try in browser: http://desk.example.org?host=desk.example.org&port=6901

Other commands

ds stop
ds start
ds shell
ds help

Installing in a VirtualBox machine (with vagrant)

• Install vagrant: https://www.vagrantup.com/
• Get the code: git clone https://github.com/docker-scripts/desktop vnc
• Start the virtual machine: cd vnc/ && vagrant up
• Connect with a VNC client on 127.0.0.1:0 or with a browser on http://127.0.0.1:6901 or http://127.0.0.1/?port=6901

Installing in a real machine (no virtual box)

• Get the code: git clone https://github.com/docker-scripts/desktop vnc
• Install: vnc/install.sh