GioF71 / xfce-vnc-audio

Run XFCE on NoVNC (and VNC) with Docker

xfce-vnc-audio

A docker container for xfce4 via vnc for audio playback, possibly through upnp/dlna with pulseaudio-dlna.
The Chromium browser is installed, as well as an Upnp Control Point (upplay).
PulseAudio-DLNA is also installed, so you will be able to cast audio (e.g.) from SoundCloud on the browser to your existing dlna renderers. You can set up your own renderer with docker using a combination of mpd and upmpdcli.

Disclaimer

This is a work in progress. It is only working correctly on the amd64 platform. On arm, I cannot find a way to make it work correctly due to missing fonts. If anybody knows how to correct this, please create and issue or a discussion.

Links

Repo	URL
Source code	GitHub
Docker images	Docker Hub

Usage

Environment Variables

VARIABLE	DESCRIPTION
PUID	User id for the user vnc-user, defaults to 1000
PGID	Group id for the group vnc-user, defaults to 1000
AUDIO_GID	audio group id from the host machine.
VNC_EXPOSE	Set to yes if you want to expose VNC directly (not recommended). If exposed, the port is 5901.
VNC_GEOMETRY	Geometry of vnc, defaults to 1280x720
VNC_DEPTH	Color depth of vnc, defaults to 16, conservatively
VNC_AUTOSTART_PULSEAUDIO	Autostart PulseAudio, defaults to yes
VNC_AUTOSTART_PULSEAUDIO_DLNA	Autostart PulseAudio-DLNA, defaults to yes

Volumes

VOLUME	DESCRIPTION
/home/vnc-user	Home directory, use if you want to maintain your configurations.

Ports

PORT	DESCRIPTION
6080	Port of NOVnc. Connect to http://<host>:6080/vnc.html
5901	Port of VNC, available if VNC_EXPOSE is set to yes

Examples

Docker Run

 docker run \
    --rm \
    -it \
    --name xfce-vnc-audio \
    --network host \
    -e AUDIO_GID=995 \
    -p 6080:6080 \
    giof71/xfce-vnc-audio:local-bullseye

Check what is the gid of audio on your system and use it instead of the 995 shown in the example.

Docker Compose

To be added.

Changelog

DATE	DESCRIPTION
2023-04-01	Initial release for amd64 only. Not an April fool.