geggo98/x11-vnc repository overview

⁠Purpose

Dockerfile for containerizing a graphical X11 applications.

⁠Details

In the container runs a framebuffer X11 server. A VNC server is connected to this X11 server. It should be trivial to connect other remote desktop servers, like RDP, Nomachine NX, Xpra, etc.

The X11 server runs a lightweight lxde desktop with deacitvated screen server. Installed are only a X11 terminal and firefox.

⁠Security

X11 applications are exposed via VNC on port 5900 The VNC port is unprotected. To protect it, one can use a separete ssh jump host⁠. An according fig configuration⁠ is in the example folder.

Alternatively you can publish the VNC remote desktop as an HTML5 GUI⁠.