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docker-novnc
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This is a minimal image which will help you run X server with openbox on the docker container and access it from ANY recent browser without requiring you to do any configuration on the client side.
## Use Cases
1. Provide system application accessible over the web easily. Lets say you want to demo a software which runs on your pc over internet without requiring the clients to install any softwares like Teamviwer,etc.
2. You can use this to create a simple use & throw linux envinronment with GUI over cloud or any VPS /Server or even at your laptop.
Especially useful if you have to give access to your friends who come over for facebook/twittering at your PC. :)
## How to use
```
docker run -td -p 6080:6080 paimpozhil/docker-novnc
#Or if you like to build yourself
git clone https://github.com/paimpozhil/docker-novnc.git
cd docker-novnc
docker built -t novnc .
docker run -td -p 6080:6080 paimpozhil/docker-novnc
```
Now visit
http://kanaka.github.io/noVNC/noVNC/vnc.html
and enter
Host as your Public IP of your docker host/server.
Post = 2222
Leave password as blank and click connect you should see a nice display within your browser, just right click and open terminal or firefox.
## This is a minimal Image
This comes only with Firefox & Geany text editor installed if you'd like to have more softwares you can freely install them using
apt-get commands
ex: apt-get install libreoffice-base libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-calc
## To DO
Setup a LXDE version for a more desktop like setup
Add Authentication for VNC.
## Credits
#### NoVNC http://kanaka.github.io/noVNC/