How To work with sedFoam container
How To use sedFoam docker to test and use sedFoam.
Here is a How To about using the sedFoam docker.
The prerequisites is to install Docker : https:/
This page is organised in two sections:
Configuration of the sedFoam docker
Operating System : Ubuntu focal
Openfoam version : 2312 (openfoam.com) with all tutorials and source files
sedFoam version : the latest of the develop branch
user : sudofoam (with sudo)
Installed packages : swak4foam, python3-numpy, python3-matplotlib, fluidfoam, vim...
Official link : https://hub.docker.com/r/cbonamy/sedfoam_
Dockerfile : https:/
Extended docker (supporting notebook) : https://hub.docker.com/r/cbonamy/sedfoam_
Please note that Paraview is not included in the sedFoam docker. The users are encouraged to install and use Paraview on the host machine.
How to use/launch sedFoam docker ?
launch/initiate docker:
- In jupyter notebook using your web browser (macOS, linux, windows):
- On macOS with GUI (graphical interface without paraview):
- On Windows with GUI (graphical interface without paraview):
- On linux with GUI (graphical interface without paraview):
In jupyter notebook using your web browser (macOS, linux, windows):
On host :
initiate docker :
docker run -p 8888:8888 --name "sedfoam_2312_notebook" -v="/Users/toto":/home/sudofoam/workingDir "cbonamy/sedfoam_2312_notebook"
- use your web browser :
- The previous command will give you a url like http:/
/ 127.0.0.1:8888/ ?token=ae5f299fc77312f079793a9ca818d5973ed4df5a5a85b9fa - Just copy and paste the link into your web browser
- The previous command will give you a url like http:/
The -v="/Users/toto":/home/sudofoam/workingDir option is not mmandatory. It is used to mmount a shared space between host and jupyter notebook. If you use this option, please adapt the directories to your configuration. In this example, "/Users/toto" will be mounted on the vm in /home/sudofoam/workingDir.
On macOS with GUI (graphical interface without paraview):
On host :
- configure xquartz
- install xquartz to allow network connection
- in Xquartz : Go to Preferences > Security
- and Check "allow connections from network clients"
in a terminal :
IP=$(ifconfig en0 | grep inet | awk '$1=="inet" {print $2}') xhost + $IP
initiate docker :
docker run -it --net=host -e DISPLAY=$IP:0 -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix --name "sedfoam_2312" --workdir="/home/sudofoam" -v="/Users/toto":/home/sudofoam/workingDir "cbonamy/sedfoam_2312_ubuntu" /bin/bash
Please adapt the directories to your configuration. In this example, "/Users/toto" will be mounted on the vm in /home/sudofoam/workingDir. If you change IP, for example when returning from work to home, change the Display variable (in the Docker) accordingly.
On Windows with GUI (graphical interface without paraview):
- configure Docker Engine for windows (with all system requirements : WSL2, step 1-5 from https:/
/ docs.microsoft.com/ en-us/ windows/ wsl/ install-win10) - configure vcxsrv : https:/
/ sourceforge.net/ projects/ vcxsrv/ (disable access control in extra settings) Get your IP and set DISPLAY variable :
set-variable -name DISPLAY -value YOUR-IP:0.0
initiate docker :
docker run -it --net=host --env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY --name "sedfoam_2312" --workdir="/home/sudofoam" -v="c:/mydataspace":/home/sudofoam/workingDir "cbonamy/sedfoam_2312_ubuntu" /bin/bash
Please adapt the directories to your configuration. In this example, "c:/mydataspace" will be mounted on the vm in /home/sudofoam/workingDir. If you change IP, for example when returning from work to home, change the Display variable (in the Docker) accordingly.
On linux with GUI (graphical interface without paraview):
docker run -it --net=host --env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY --volume $XAUTH:/root/.Xauthority --name "sedfoam_2312" --workdir="/home/sudofoam" -v="/home/users/toto":/home/sudofoam/workingDir "cbonamy/sedfoam_2312_ubuntu" /bin/bash
Please adapt the directories to your configuration. In this example, "/home/users/toto" will be mounted on the vm in /home/sudofoam/workingDir. If you change IP, for example when returning from work to home, change the Display variable (in the Docker) accordingly.
Start a container (if existing and not running) :
docker container start sedfoam_2312
Attach to a running container (if existing and running):
docker container attach sedfoam_2312
Now hack and enjoy! The sedFoam files will be in /home/sudofoam and the solver is already compiled. Note that the bashrc file from openfoam is here : /openfoam/bash.rc