rarspace01/docker-vnc-intellij repository overview

⁠VNC IntelliJ

Builds a Docker image with X, VNC and IntelliJ set up

⁠Prerequisites

To run this image, you'll need to install Docker⁠ (instructions for Ubuntu).

⁠Running the image (first time)

To run the image, use the following command (this will download the image if it doesn't exist):

$ docker run --name vnc-intellij -v /home/myuser/code:/src -p 5901:5901 pandeiro/vnc-intellij:latest

This assumes that there is some code in /home/myuser/code that you will want to view in IntelliJ, where it will be available in the container's /src directory.

⁠Connecting to the Server

Once you have the container running, you can connect to it using a VNC client:

$ vinagre <serverip>:5901

It will prompt for a password, which is set by default to 'password'. (You can change it by following the instructions here⁠.)

The IntelliJ application is accessible in the 'Other' folder from the LXDE start menu in the bottom left corner of the desktop.

⁠Using the container subsequent times

You can keep the container server running and simply disconnect your VNC client to maintain state, or you can also terminate the container process:

$ docker stop vnc-intellij

Then, if you wish to use it again:

$ docker start vnc-intellij