# jlesage/docker-baseimage-gui

A minimal docker baseimage to ease creation of X graphical application containers

Repository: https://github.com/jlesage/docker-baseimage-gui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-baseimage-gui
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-14T23:38:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3520, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 19, "gap_med": 9.0, "n_releases_24m": 31}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1639, forks 207 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:15.139895+00:00)

## What it is
A minimal Docker baseimage that simplifies packaging X11 graphical applications into containers, exposing their GUI via a web browser or VNC. It bundles audio, clipboard sharing, a file manager, terminal, and desktop notifications into the web interface.

## Use cases
- run a desktop GUI app in a docker container on a headless server
- access a Linux graphical application from a web browser
- containerize an X11 application with VNC access
- build a dockerized GUI tool without installing anything on the client
- share clipboard and files with a containerized desktop app
- serve audio and desktop notifications from a containerized GUI app

## When to choose
- you want to run a legacy or desktop Linux GUI app in Docker and access it remotely
- you need browser-based access to a containerized GUI with no client installs
- you want a maintained baseimage handling X11, VNC, audio, and clipboard plumbing for you

## When to avoid
- you only need headless CLI tools in containers
- you need native GPU-accelerated or low-latency desktop performance
- your project is not Docker/container based

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: container-runtime, gui, http-server, developer-tools
- domain: self-hosted, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: docker-baseimage, x11, vnc, web-gui, headless, kasmvnc, containerized-applications, containers, docker, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- jlesage/docker-baseimage-gui (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.139895+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:46:31.320827+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jlesage/docker-baseimage-gui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.139895+00:00, sha 3c18f4959c31)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.