This is a Docker setup to use OpenFOAM, on any operating system other than Ubuntu avoiding to compile the source code manually.
The current configuration sets up OpenFOAM 2.4.x on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Both the Ubuntu and the OpenFOAM versions can be changed.
This project/repository is not affiliated with OpenFOAM Fundation or any other OpenFOAM project.
OpenFOAM and OpenFOAM-plus now offer similar functionalities using docker for their latest software versions.
This is a personal project to ease OpenFOAM 2.4.x use on personal computer running Fedora.
The Docker configuration first sets up a Docker image of Ubuntu, directrly from Docker, and then installs the pre-required software and finally downloads the .deb files and installs the OpenFOAM package.
Then, to run OpenFOAM, a Docker container is created with links to the local directories of the user, so that simulation data and code is accessible outside the Docker container.
When the container is launched, the user can treat it as a virtual machine: the user is logged in and has full access to a command-line with the OpenFOAM enviroment sourced.
The user can create directories/files (under $WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR directory) that will be saved on the host machine when the user exits the container.
Simulations can run in parallel normally.
Paraview or ParaFOAM is not set up and cannot be used from the container.
Multiple containers can be launched in the same time, as each one is assinged a name with a randomly generated 4digit integer appended in the end.
To set up OpenFOAM 2.4x with Ubuntu 14.04:
- Create the Ubuntu Image and install the pre-required packages for OpenFOAM by running
buildImageOF240bash script. It will create anOpenFOAMdirectory under$HOME/ - Create the OpenFOAM Image by typing
docker build -t of240 -f DockerfileUbuntu4foam - Launch the OpenFOAM container by running
runOF240bash script. Logs user in an OpenFOAM environment. Exits normally typpingexit
OpenFOAM version can be changed in Dockerfile by editting the following line:
RUN wget http://dl.openfoam.org/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/openfoam240_0-1_amd64.deb
Ubuntu version can be changed in DockerfileUbuntu4foam by editting the first line accordingly:
FROM ubuntu:14.04
The Docker configuration (images and containers) is set up following the simple steps found on Docker getting-started page.
Instractions and requirement for installing OpenFOAM (2.4.x) were found on the official website of the OpenFOAM Foundation openfoam.org and the unofficial OpenFOAM Wiki page openfoamwiki.net.
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