Running a Docker Container with GUI on Mac OS

Install XQuartz

brew install xquartz

Run XQuartz

open -a XQuartz

Allow Network Connections (XQuartz/Preferences)

• Authenticate connections
• Allow connections from network clients

Get the Host IP

IP=$(ifconfig en0 | grep inet | awk '$1=="inet" {print $2}')

SET DISPLAY Environment Variable

export DISPLAY=$IP:0

Add Path to “xhost” to my zsh-Profile; added this line to .zshrc:

export PATH=/usr/X11/bin/xhost:$PATH

Added the IP with xhost

xhost + $IP

Run ROS Noetic from Docker Container (test)

docker pull osrf/ros:noetic-desktop-full
docker run -dit --platform linux/amd64 -e DISPLAY=$IP:0 -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp --name ros osrf/ros:noetic-desktop-full

Open ~/.bashrc and add the following lines

source /opt/ros/noetic/setup.bash