Provide complete Docker image for ease of use

[bootstraponline]

The tutorial code and dependencies could be deployed via Docker to enable testing on Android. Currently many people are unable to successfully setup an Android development environment for use with appium.

[bootstraponline]

http://ksoichiro.blogspot.com/2014/05/docker-dockerfile.html

[bootstraponline]

mozilla has figured this out so it should be possible for appium as well

https://quay.io/repository/mozilla/b2g-build

[DylanLacey]

This is a great idea IMO.

On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 9:31 AM, bootstraponline notifications@github.com
wrote:

The tutorial code and dependencies could be deployed via Docker
https://github.com/ksoichiro/android-tests/tree/master/docker-emulator
to enable testing on Android. Currently many people are unable to
successfully setup an Android development environment for use with appium.

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[penguinho]

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[aluedeke]

I just created a first version to run appium for android in docker. Would be nice to get some feedback.

https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/aluedeke/appium-android/

[isonic1]

@bootstraponline I created one also with an embedded android emulator. I borrowed some of what @aluedeke did and from ksoichiro's example. The emulator is unfortunately pretty slow to load but it's not too bad once finally started. It's similar to sauce labs emulator speed. Eventually, I'd like to add a Genymotion emulator or figure out if it's possible to enable "Use Host GPU". I'd love someone to improve/fix upon what I did as I took a crash course learning docker building this. :)
fyi - I didn't try with a real device connected to usb but should work the same as @aluedeke setup.

https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/isonic1/appium-and-emulator/

[davidbaena]

I can contribute with another appium docker image:
https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/davidbaena/appium

You could set up several appium servers giving bootports, ports and Device as a parameters at start time:

$ docker run -d --privileged -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb -e appium_args="-p 4723 -bp 2251 -U 32456"  -p 4723:4723 davidbaena/appium

$ docker run -d --privileged -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb -e appium_args="-p 4724 -bp 2252 -U 43364" -p 4724:4724 davidbaena/appium

This image is updated with the latest appium version.

[bootstraponline]

awesome! maybe we need an appium docker repo so people can find these images easily.

[Jonahss]

Thats not a bad idea. We can link to it in the docs.

[bootstraponline]

👍

[vbanthia-zz]

I have written a tutorial on this,
https://github.com/vbanthia/appium-docker-test

It will great to get some feedback :)

[aldeano19]

@aluedeke or anyone that can answer my question: Given that I have never used Appium before, I have a WhatsApp.java test file, I have a running container of the image you created (aluedeke/appium-android), and I have an Android device pluged into the computer. How do I run that test on that container?. Im using Ubuntu.