Attach to a Docker container via Remote Desktop

Updated: 06 April 2024

With this remote-desktop image from miscstuff it is straightforward to work on the desktop of a Linux container.

Run the container

docker run -itd --rm -p 7900:7900 --shm-size="2g" miscstuff/remote-desktop:0.1-alpha2

Then work on the desktop in a browser, via noVNC

http://localhost:7900/?autoconnect=1&resize=scale&password=secret