symerio/visit repository overview

⁠visit-docker

A docker setup for VisIt (https://wci.llnl.gov/simulation/computer-codes/visit/⁠)

To start visit,

1. Allow the root user to make connections to the running X server with,

   xhost +local:root;
   

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   (see xhost man page⁠)
2. Run the docker container,

   docker run -it -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix:rw symerio/visit
   

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⁠FAQ

1. How can I make settings persistant or give VisIt access to the data?

   One can mount any local folder within the container with the

   -v /host/directory:/container/directory
   

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   option. For instance, to provide the user settings, add,

   -v ~/.visit/:/root/.visit/
   

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2. Which operating systems are supported?

   So far this setup has been tested on Linux. It might possibly be made to work on Mac OS X.

3. Can I use hardware acceleration in this setup?

   So far OpenGL support is not working properly ( see symerio/visit-docker#1⁠ )

⁠Reporting issues

In encounter any problem please open a new issue on Github at https://github.com/symerio/visit-docker⁠

⁠License

This Docker image is open-sourced under the 3-clause BSD Licence.