pulseaudio-docker

This is a minimal working example of a Docker Image with PulseAudio Server that runs on a host machine that does not run a PulseAudio server.

How To Use

1. Build the image with:

$  docker build . -t pulseaudio-docker:0.0.1

2. Start the container with:

$  docker run 
    -v /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket:/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket
    --security-opt apparmor:unconfined
    --device /dev/snd:/dev/snd 
    -it pulseaudio-docker:0.0.1

3. Execute command(s) that access audio resources, e.g.:

# On Host
$ docker exec -it <containerID> speaker-test

# or from within the container
$ speaker-test

Important:

• If you run the container on a machine with an active PulseAudio server, make sure you stop it before starting the container:

# On host
$ pulseaudio --kill

• If debugging is required, launch the PulseAudio server with:

$ pulseaudio --start --exit-idle-time=-1 --daemonize=no -vvvv

for additional debugging information.