aecampos/colab-local repository overview

⁠docker-colab-local

A Docker container to act as a local runtime for Google Colab⁠.

⁠Run

$ docker run --runtime=nvidia -it --rm -p 8081:8081 aecampos/docker-colab-local:latest

Or, to mount a volume so that it's accessible to colab:

$ docker run --runtime=nvidia -it --rm -p 8081:8081 -v /host/directory:/opt/colab aecampos/colab-local:latest

where /host/directory is a path on your host machine.

⁠Connecting

If the container isn't running on your local machine, you'll need to forward port 8081:

$ ssh YOUR_REMOTE_MACHINE -L 8081:localhost:8081

In Colaboratory, click the "Connect" button and select "Connect to local runtime...". Enter the port 8081 step in the dialog that appears and click the "Connect" button. (from colaboratory⁠)

⁠Notes

• Missing some packages that come with Colab. Install them with !pip install in your notebook.