Dockerfile for OpenPTV

OpenPTV is an open source software for 3D particle tracking velocimetry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_tracking_velocimetry

More information is on our website: http://www.openptv.net Everyone is welcome to join our forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openptv and contribute on http://github.com/OpenPTV

This is an attempt to create a simpler installation option that is uniform for all platforms, Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and does not require full VM like our Virtualbox image (3.5 Gb)

Installation with Docker image from DockerHub, on Windows

1. Install Docker for Windows https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/

2. Open PowerShell or Command Prompt

3. Run and wait for about 5 min (it's approximately 900 Mb download)

   docker pull alexlib/openptv-python
   docker run -p 25901:5901 -p 26901:6901 -v /dev/shm:/dev/shm alexlib/openptv-python
   

4. Open your browser with the link: http://localhost:26901/vnc_lite.html?password=headless

5. Open: Applications -> Terminal (command shell) and type:

   source /venv/bin/activate
   pyptv test_cavity
   

6. Dont' forget the remove the container that might run in the background:

   docker stop $(docker ps -a -q)
   docker rm $(docker ps -a -q) 
   

Installation with Docker image from DockerHub, on Mac OS X

1. Install Docker https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac, the rest is the same as for Windows

If you want to build the image instead of pulling it from DockerHub:

2. Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/alexlib/dockerfiles or download this repository as a zip file, https://github.com/alexlib/dockerfiles/archive/master.zip

3. Unzip it and run the in the terminal:

   docker build -t openptv-vnc .
   docker run -p 6080:80 -v /dev/shm:/dev/shm openptv-vnc
   open http://127.0.0.1:6080/
   

4. Open: Applications -> Terminal and type:

   pyptv test_cavity
   

Dont' forget the remove the container that might run in the background:

   docker stop $(docker ps -a -q)
   docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)

See the screencast: