Application
Description
MakeMKV is your one-click solution to convert video that you own into free and patents-unencumbered format that can be played everywhere. MakeMKV is a format converter, otherwise called "transcoder". It converts the video clips from proprietary (and usually encrypted) disc into a set of MKV files, preserving most information but not changing it in any way. The MKV format can store multiple video/audio tracks with all meta-information and preserve chapters. There are many players that can play MKV files nearly on all platforms, and there are tools to convert MKV files to many formats, including DVD and Blu-ray discs.
Build notes
Latest stable MakeMKV release from Arch Linux.
Usage
docker run -d \
-p 5900:5900 \
-p 6080:6080 \
--name=<container name> \
--privileged=true \
-v <path for config files>:/config \
-v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
-e WEBPAGE_TITLE=<name shown in browser tab> \
-e VNC_PASSWORD=<password for web ui> \
-e ENABLE_STARTUP_SCRIPTS=<yes|no> \
-e UMASK=<umask for created files> \
-e PUID=<uid for user> \
-e PGID=<gid for user> \
binhex/arch-makemkv
Please replace all user variables in the above command defined by <> with the correct values.
Example
docker run -d \
-p 5900:5900 \
-p 6080:6080 \
--name=makemkv \
--privileged=true \
-v /apps/docker/makemkv:/config \
-v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
-e WEBPAGE_TITLE=Tower \
-e VNC_PASSWORD=mypassword \
-e ENABLE_STARTUP_SCRIPTS=yes \
-e UMASK=000 \
-e PUID=0 \
-e PGID=0 \
binhex/arch-makemkv
If you do specify a password for the web ui via the env var 'VNC_PASSWORD' then it MUST be 6 characters or longer, otherwise it will be ignored.
Access via web interface (noVNC)
http://<host ip>:<host port>/vnc.html?resize=remote&host=<host ip>&port=<host port>&&autoconnect=1
e.g.:-
http://192.168.1.10:6080/vnc.html?resize=remote&host=192.168.1.10&port=6080&&autoconnect=1
Access via VNC client
<host ip>::<host port>
e.g.:-
192.168.1.10::5900
Notes
ENABLE_STARTUP_SCRIPTS when set to yes will allow a user to install additional packages from the official Arch Repository or the Arch User Repository (AUR) via scripts located in the folder /config/home/scripts/. A sample script is located at /config/home/scripts/example-startup-script.sh with comments to guide the user on script creation.
User ID (PUID) and Group ID (PGID) can be found by issuing the following command for the user you want to run the container as:-
id <username>
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