Docker configuration for FME Desktop

Provides Dockerfiles and docker-compose.yml files to automatically install specified versions of Safe Software's FME Desktop product into corresponding Docker containers on a Linux or other UNIX-like host running an X server. When started, these containers will run any FME Desktop application.

This configuration mounts your home directory on your host by default, so you'll have full access to any workspaces or data therein. You can change this in the docker-compose.yml file if you wish.

This solution will probably work for macOS with an appropriate environment configuration. At minimum, you will need to install XQuartz and set/export your DISPLAY environment variable. Feel free to fork this repository if you need to make changes to support other desktop operating environments. If you can do so without compromising the integrity of the Linux-hosted desktop environment, please make a pull request and I will be happy to review your suggested improvements for incorporation into the base repository.

Installation and Usage

1. Clone this repository somewhere: git clone https://github.com/modgeosys/fme-desktop-docker.git
2. Change to the fme-workbench directory under the FME Desktop version you wish to install.
3. Modify the docker-compose.yml file as you see fit. The changes you'll most likely want to make are to the TIME_ZONE_AREA and TIME_ZONE_LOCATION arguments so they correspond to your location.
4. Build the container image: docker-compose build
5. Launch FME Workbench: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fmeworkbench docker-compose up
6. Launch FME Quick Translator: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fmequicktranslator docker-compose up
7. Launch FME Data Inspector: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fmedatainspector docker-compose up
8. Launch FME Help: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fmehelpapp docker-compose up
9. Launch FME Licensing Assistant: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fmelicensingassistant docker-compose up
10. Run an FME workspace: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fme WORKSPACE=your_workspace_fmw PARAMETERS=your_workspace_parameters docker-compose up
11. License your installation in the usual manner.
12. Enjoy!

Upgrading

1. cd your_fme-desktop-docker_git_repository_path
2. git pull
3. Merge any Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml changes with your customizations.
4. Change to the fme-workbench directory under the FME Desktop version you wish to install.
5. docker-compose down -v
6. Launch FME Workbench: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fmeworkbench docker-compose up
7. Launch FME Quick Translator: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fmequicktranslator docker-compose up
8. Launch FME Data Inspector: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fmedatainspector docker-compose up
9. Launch FME Help: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fmehelpapp docker-compose up
10. Launch FME Licensing Assistant: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fmelicensingassistant docker-compose up
11. Run an FME workspace: WORKING_DIRECTORY=your_working_directory COMMAND=fme WORKSPACE=your_workspace_fmw PARAMETERS=your_workspace_parameters docker-compose up