GitHub - ITmaze/remote-docker: This project uses Docker to create an environment where you can run containers on a remote host, in such a way that your local working directory is visible to the container and optionally use X11 to use a GUI.
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This project uses Docker to create an environment where you can run containers on a remote host, in such a way that your local working directory is visible to the container and optionally use X11 t...

Today I published an update to my remote-docker project.

The purpose of this project is to run Docker on a remote computer while providing container access to specific parts of your local filesystem with X11 support.

For example, you can use this to run your browser inside a container and only give it access to your ~/Downloads folder.

Access is over SSH (and SSHFS) and Docker is not installed on your workstation, just a few bash scripts.

Feedback (and patches … Ha!) welcome.

Have fun!

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  • Onno (VK6FLAB)OP
    2·
    19 days ago

    Yes, you can run it remotely too.

    The biggest challenges with Docker are:

    • You need to install a lot of stuff to use it.
    • You cannot create a volume across the network

    Many people think of Docker as a virtual machine, but a better way to look at it is as a security wrapper around a process.

    For example, this project allows you to setup your build to store the build artefacts on your workstation while not having to install a crap ton of stuff to build it in the first place.

    I use it for tools where I don’t care about the tool, just the data it produces. With a symbolic link to the launch command … see the examples … running a process locally is indistinguishable from running it remotely.

    • rutrum@programming.devEnglish
      3·
      18 days ago

      Many people think of Docker as a virtual machine, but a better way to look at it is as a security wrapper around a process.

      I really like this interpetation of containers. Thanks for sharing.