thenishant/appium repository overview

⁠Appium_Docker

⁠Why

• Helps in quick & easier setup of automation environment for Appium + Android

⁠Setting up Android real device test on Docker macOSX

1. Make sure you have latest docker installed on mac.

   docker-machine --version
   docker-machine version 0.16.1, build cce350d7
   

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2. Create a docker-machine

   docker-machine create --driver virtualbox appium-machine
   

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3. Enable USB in created docker-machine

   docker-machine stop appium-machine
   vboxmanage modifyvm appium-machine --usb on --usbehci on
   docker-machine start appium-machine
   

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   Note: You need to install Extension Pack⁠ depends on your virtualbox version, in case you get an Error "Implementation of the USB 2.0 controller not found"

4. Open Virtual box, navigate to appium-machine created, select Ports, select USB and add Android device.

5. Kill adb server from the base machine

   adb kill-server
   

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6. SSH into the docker machine created

   docker-machine ssh appium-machine
   

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7. Run the docker image on the newly created docker machine

   docker run --privileged -d -p 4723:4723  -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb --name container thenishant/appium
   

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8. Run adb devices command to verify adb can detect the connected android device.

   docker exec -it container adb devices
   

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9. Copy the apk file from host machine to the vm machine

   docker cp /Users/loacl-macosx-path-to-apk/app-debug.apk container:/opt
   

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10. Run this command to get the ip address of the docker machine

    docker-machine ip container
    

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