oscarsso/mxcube3 repository overview

⁠MXCuBE3 Docker Container

Development Docker container for MXCuBE3 based on Debian 9 with a desktop environment (Mate) VNC server and some development tools like Emacs and VIM.

⁠Building

The docker file can be built by simply issuing:

docker build -t mxcube3-dev .

The name of the image will be mxcube3-dev

⁠Running

After being built the docker file can be executed with:

docker run -p 5901:5901 -p 8090:8090 -dt mxcube3-dev

This container runs the MXCuBE backend in the foreground for easier debugging, browsing can be done from either the local system or via VNC.

MXCuBE is installed in /opt/mxcube3

The status can be viewed with:

docker ps

A simple shell can be launched by:

docker exec -it <container-id> /bin/bash

⁠Connecting to the VNC server

This docker container comes with a pre-configured desktop enviroment that can be accessed by using VNC. Simply connect to ip:1 and give the password "mxcube"

To get the container id run

docker ps

To get the container ip address issue:

docker inspect <container id>

Connect with a VNC client (for isntance vncviewer) PASSWORD IS: mxcube

vncviewer <ip-address>:1

Chrome can be launched, once connected, from a terminal window, by typing

google-chrome --no-sandbox

Point the browser to localhost:8090 to start using MXCuBE3

The test credentials are: username: idtest0 password: 000