/ngsolve-docker

Some simple Dockerfiles to compile and run ngsolve.org in docker containers with graphical support.

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ngsolve-docker

Some simple Dockerfiles to compile and run netgen/ngsolve in Docker containers. Graphical output is provided either through host's driver (ngsolve-base image) or via VNC using the approach described in docker-ubuntu-vnc-desktop. In the latter case, desktop is Ubuntu-LXQT (Focal).

Instructions (X server running on host)

  • to build the container (installs ngsolve from .deb package):

    docker build -t ngsolve-base ngsolve-base

  • to create and run the container:

    1. launch xhost + from the host's shell;
    2. execute

    docker run -it --name ngsolve -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -p 8888:8888 -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -v $(pwd):/home/ngsolve/mnt ngsolve-base;

    1. to launch Jupyter Lab within the container: sh run_jupyterlab.sh from /home/ngsolve;
    2. after using the container, reset host's X server settings with xhost -

  • to start the container created previously and open the shell:

    docker start ngsolve && docker attach ngsolve

Instructions (X server integrated within container, access via VNC)

  • to build the container:

    docker build -t ngsolve-vnc ngsolve-lxqt-vnc

  • to run the container:

    launch run_vnc.sh script in the main folder of the repository.