https://github.com/hugojosefson/docker-signal-desktop

Runs Signal Desktop, inside Docker.
https://github.com/hugojosefson/docker-signal-desktop

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Runs Signal Desktop, inside Docker.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/hugojosefson/docker-signal-desktop
• Owner: hugojosefson
• Created: 2021-05-23T11:26:38.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-05-23T11:26:48.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-26T15:55:15.934Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: desktop, docker, docker-image, gui, hacktoberfest, signal
• Language: Dockerfile
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• Size: 3.91 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Docker image hugojosefson/signal-desktop

Runs Signal Desktop, inside Docker.

## Usage

This docker image must be started as `root`, so don't use `docker

run --user=...`. Instead, pass environment variables `USER_NAME`,

`USER_ID`, `GROUP_NAME`, `GROUP_ID` (and optionally `HOME`) for the

user you want to become.

Example which gives Signal Desktop access to the current directory, but

not your actual `HOME` on your host.

```bash

# Create a new temp directory to hold the user HOME inside the container

SIGNAL_DESKTOP_HOME=$(mktemp -d) # (or use another specific directory)

# Run Signal Desktop using in the current directory, as yourself, with config

# saved in the new HOME

docker run --rm -it \

  --env USER_ID="$(id -u)" \

  --env USER_NAME="$(id -un)" \

  --env GROUP_ID="$(id -g)" \

  --env GROUP_NAME="$(id -gn)" \

  --env HOME="${HOME}" \

  --volume "${SIGNAL_DESKTOP_HOME}":"${HOME}" \

  --volume /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix \

  --env DISPLAY="unix${DISPLAY}" \

  --volume "$(pwd)":"$(pwd)" \

  --workdir "$(pwd)" \

  hugojosefson/signal-desktop

```

## License

MIT