/docker_novnc_sharing

A packaged web app that lets you share a screen on a trusted network

Primary LanguageShell

Overview

This docker image is designed to allow you to share you screen with your colleages on a trusted network, without requiring them to set up or configure a VNC client themselves.

This has not been tested for suitability on untrusted networks like the internet.

First you will need a vnc server on a the screen you want to share.

Simply start the container, assigning a port as necessary, like so:

docker run -p 44444:6080 -it zenlambda/novnc_sharing

Here we map the default 6080 port to 44444.

When the server is running give the following URL to your colleage, substituting the variables as appropriate.

http://$DOCKER_HOST:$MAPPED_PORT/vnc_auto.html?host=vnchost&port=5900

The meaning of the variables is as follows:

  • DOCKER_HOST is the hostname of the machine hosting the docker container
  • MAPPED_PORT the port mapped to the default 6080 port, in the previous example this would have been 44444.

References

This image uses NoVNC.