Pyfa in Docker

Run Pyfa(Python fitting Assistant) from a docker container on any system with X11

• Pyfa in Docker
  • Get started
    • Install necessary dependencies
      • Get Docker
    • Clone the repo and Build the image
    • Bootstrap the pyfa container
    • Launch Pyfa
    • Known issues

Get started

Examples are for Ubuntu 20.04

Install necessary dependencies

Get Docker

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo sh

Clone the repo and Build the image

git clone insuusvenerati/docker-pyfa
docker build -t pyfa .

or pull and tag my image

docker pull stiforr/pyfa
docker tag stiforr/pyfa pyfa

Bootstrap the pyfa container

./scripts/create-container

This will create a container named pyfa and leave it running until you exit but will not remove the container.

Launch Pyfa

sudo cp scripts/pyfa /usr/local/bin/pyfa
pyfa

Known issues

• There is a warning about not being able to set locale.
• This thing eats up a ton of space because it's building from source. Any suggestions on optimization are appreciated.