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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. (github.com)
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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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[–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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.

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