NoVNC-Zoom

Shamelessly copied from this medium post

This project was created to create a virtual desktop in a docker container and hacky join zoom meetings. Free attendence and morning sleep!!!💤

The project uses:

XVFB: virtual desktop
OpenBox: window manager
X11VNC: VNC server
PulseAudio: Dummy micThe project uses:
XVFB: virtual desktop
OpenBox: window manager
X11VNC: VNC server
PulseAudio: Dummy mic 😎
NoVNC: Http access to vnc 😋
OpenResty: Automate zoom launch (zoomauth required)
And Zoom ofc 😁

Running the Docker container

docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -e VNC_SERVER_PASSWORD=password --user apps  iluvmonero/docker-xvfb

NoVNC accessed by CONTAINER_IP:8080/
Launch zoom meeting by CONTAINER_IP:8080/zoom?meetid=MEETINGID
To auto-join meeting ZOOMAUTH_URL need to be provided
Check is nginx is working by CONTAINER_IP:8080/test

Environmental Vars

ENV	Default	Description
PORT	8080	Nginx port for http access
VNC_SERVER_PASSWORD	BLANK	Password for vnc access
ZOOMAUTH_URL	BLANK	tar.gz file that contains .zoom folder contents for authentication
LTIME	40	Meeting time. Eg. 40 (seconds), 2m (minutes)
PUBLIC_URL	localhost	URL to container , might be helpful to keep container awake
XVFB_RESOLUTION	1280x720x16	Virtual screen resolution

Note

While the VNC_SERVER_PASSWORD argument is optional, it is not if you are using the macOS VNC viewer. If you do not set a password on macOS, you will not be able to connect to the container’s VNC server.

This container has a non-root user apps created in Dockerfile , root passwd =docker

Please check if your GUI app needed --privileged flag , as some popular apps like chrome need it