XFCE in a Docker container

What

Simple proof of concept to run a Linux desktop in a container.

Why

I want to run a graphical Linux app, such as scap-workbench, and access it from devices that cannot run an X Server, such as a stock Chromebook or Windows laptop.

I may extend https://github.com/jumanjiman/wormhole to provide a full desktop along the lines of xrdp.

Run

On a Linux host with Docker:

# Alpine desktop.
# This is really meant to be a base image for others.
docker run -d -p 3389:3389 jumanjiman/xrdp:alpine

# Fedora desktop.
# This is really meant to be a base image for others.
docker run -d -p 3389:3389 jumanjiman/xrdp

# Or desktop with SCAP workbench.
docker run -d -p 3389:3389 jumanjiman/xrdp:openscap

Connect to the container as user foo with password bar via an RDP client.

On a Windows host with Docker:

# Alpine desktop.
# This is really meant to be a base image for others.
docker run -d -p 4000:3389 jumanjiman/xrdp:alpine

# Fedora desktop.
# This is really meant to be a base image for others.
docker run -d -p 4000:3389 jumanjiman/xrdp

# Or desktop with SCAP workbench.
docker run -d -p 4000:3389 jumanjiman/xrdp:openscap

Connect to the container as user foo with password bar via an RDP client to localhost:4000 (Note that you may be able to just follow the Linux instructions, but at least some versions of Windows have Remote Assitance / Remote Desktop already listening on port 3389)

Build

On a Linux host with Docker and Docker Compose:

ci/build