readme.md for details

.docker-build.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,44 @@
-docker build -f Dockerfile . -t shrizt/dosbox
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Display menu options to the user
+echo "Please choose an option:"
+echo "1. Build :latest"
+echo "2. Build :pa"
+echo "3. Push :latest"
+echo "4. Push :pa"
+echo "5. Exit"
+
+# Read user input
+read -p "Enter your choice [1-5]: " choice
+
+# Perform action based on the user input
+case $choice in
+    1)
+        echo "($date): Building :latest"
+	docker build -f Dockerfile . -t shrizt/dosbox
+        ;;
+    2)
+        echo "($date): Building :latest"
+        docker build -f Dockerfile-pa . -t shrizt/dosbox:pa
+        ;;
+    3)
+        echo "($date): Push :latest:"
+        docker push shrizt/dosbox:latest
+        ;;
+    4)
+        echo "($date): Push :pa"
+	docker push shrizt/dosbox:pa
+        ;;
+    5)
+        echo "Exiting... Goodbye!"
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Invalid option. Please choose a number between 1 and 5."
+        ;;
+esac
+
+
 
 
 

Dockerfile

@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ RUN sed -i 's/main/main contrib/g' /etc/apt/sources.list && \
             lwm xterm procps curl ca-certificates \
             zip unzip nano pwgen inotify-tools && \
     apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
-COPY startvnc.sh /usr/local/bin/
 
-COPY start.sh /usr/local/bin/
+COPY start.sh startdosbox.sh startvnc.sh /usr/local/bin/
 
 COPY stopcont.sh cont.sh stop.sh /usr/local/bin/
 

Dockerfile-pa

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ RUN sed -i 's/main/main contrib/g' /etc/apt/sources.list && \
             zip unzip nano pwgen inotify-tools \
             pulseaudio fluidsynth libfluidsynth-dev fluid-soundfont-gm qsynth && \
     apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
-COPY startvnc.sh /usr/local/bin/
+
 #copy pulseaudio config files
 COPY default.pa client.conf /etc/pulse/
 
-COPY start.sh /usr/local/bin/
+COPY start.sh startdosbox.sh startvnc.sh /usr/local/bin/
 
 COPY stopcont.sh cont.sh stop.sh /usr/local/bin/
 

README.md

@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
-# DOSBox for Docker Server
+## DOSBox for Docker Server
 
-2022-11-17 New push highlights:
-- new debian-buster-slim base
-- new DosBox auto-sleep feature (read below)
+This image provides a DOSBox environment and a VNC console for it, running on
+port 5901 (no local X needed - fully virtual desktop).
+
+# 2024-12-12 New push highlights:
+- added autorun.sh to /config mounted dir, so you may easy add start-up commands, file will be created and +x if not exists on launch
+- DosBox launch script added to infinite loop, so if your DOS game/app is halted - just press CTRL-F9 to close DosBox - it will restart promptly
+- below added compose stack config example to run few DosBox hosts for network games
 ...more in release_notes on GitHub
 
 Any feedback and ideas are highly appreciated and welcome to shrizt(9)gmail.c0m! :)
 
-This image provides a DOSBox environment and a VNC console for it, running on
-port 5901 (no local X needed - fully virtual desktop).
+# Tags
+* :latest - latest with no sound support (smaller, may be more stable for some DOS apps)
+* :pa - with sound (pulseaudio) support - including wav and midi devices
 
-# Super feature added
-Now you may set ENV VAR DOSBOXSLEEP=1 - and DosBox will automatically go to sleep mode when VNC session disconnected and come back to live on connection. This really helps if you need to run few DosBox containers and will save you a lot of CPU usage/power.
+# AUTOSLEEP feature 
+You may set ENV VAR AUTOSLEEP=1 - and DosBox and pulseaudio will automatically go to sleep mode when VNC session disconnected and come back to live on connection. This really helps if you need to run few DosBox containers and will save you a lot of CPU/power usage.
 Sleep/Restore logged in stdout.
 
 # Install and run
@@ -68,9 +73,83 @@ child images may alter these defaults.
 You may put commands to execute on start up at the end of /config/dosbox.conf file.
 Setting fullscreen=1 will launch DosBox as kiosk.
 
+# Network compose (few hosts example)
+
+Check you have a bridge network with name my-bridge and ip addresses in range (or correct below)
+```
+---
+version: "3.4"
+
+x-common-variables: &common-variables
+      PUID: 1002
+      PGID: 100
+      TZ: Europe/Moscow
+      VNCPASSWORD: 12345678
+      VNCGEOMETRY: 640x480
+      VNCDEPTH: 16
+      AUTOSLEEP: 0 #for stable networking both hosts may sleep simultaneously only, I use separate script for it
+      VNCPORT: 5901
+
+x-common-keys-core: &common-keys
+  #image: shrizt/dosbox:pa
+  image: shrizt/dosbox:latest
+  security_opt:
+    - no-new-privileges:true
+  restart: unless-stopped
+
+networks:
+  my-bridge:
+    external: true
+
+     
+services:
+  dosnet1:
+    <<: *common-keys
+    container_name: dosnet1
+    hostname: dosnet1
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "pgrep", "dosbox"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 10s
+    environment:
+      <<: *common-variables            
+      SOME_CUSTOM_VAR: 2
+    volumes:
+      - /path/on/host/dosnet1:/config
+    networks:
+     my-bridge:
+      ipv4_address: 172.21.0.231
+
+  dosnet2:
+    <<: *common-keys    
+    container_name: dosnet2
+    hostname: dosnet2
+    depends_on: #start this host after 1, so ipxnet server started first
+      dosnet1:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    environment:
+      <<: *common-variables    
+      SOME_CUSTOM_VAR: 1
+    volumes:
+      - /path/on/host/dosnet2:/config
+    networks:
+     my-bridge:
+      ipv4_address: 172.21.0.232
+```
+
+First host should execute (you may add it to /config/dosbox.conf)
+>ipxnet startserver
+
+Other hosts must exec
+>ipxnet connect dosnet1
+
+Have a happy networking!
+
 # Source / Ext links
 
-Some logging and startup procedures improved, configuration made to be managed externaly with ease.
+Some logging and startup procedures improved, configuration made to be managed externally with ease.
 New source now here: https://github.com/Shrizt/docker-dosbox
 
 Using DosBox inside: https://www.dosbox.com/

setup.sh

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ echo "d:\start.bat" >> /dos/dosbox.conf
 sed -i 's/usescancodes=true/usescancodes=false/' /dos/dosbox.conf
 # Limit cycles to 25000 to reduce CPU utilization
 sed -i 's/cycles=auto/cycles=25000/' /dos/dosbox.conf
+# ipxnet enable
+sed -i 's/ipx=false/ipx=true/' /dos/dosbox.conf
+
 
 # Convenience aliases
 cd /usr/local/bin

start.sh

@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ echo "starting vnc script..."
 
 echo "Creating /config/drive_d if not exist to mount into DOSBOX"
 #make drive_d dir if not exist
-LOGDIR=/config/log
+export LOGDIR=/config/log
 mkdir -p /config/drive_d
 mkdir -p $LOGDIR
+#create and +x autorun.sh file in config dir if not exist
+touch /config/autorun.sh
+chmod +x /config/autorun.sh 
 
 
-DOSBOXCFG=/config/dosbox.conf
+export DOSBOXCFG=/config/dosbox.conf
 if [ -f "$DOSBOXCFG" ]; then
     echo "Using $DOSBOXCFG. If you need to load defaults - remove $DOSBOXCFG"
 else 
@@ -44,8 +47,10 @@ fi
 
 echo "Starting /usr/bin/xterm &"
 /usr/bin/xterm &
-echo "Starting dosbox... >/usr/bin/dosbox -conf $DOSBOXCFG &"
-/usr/bin/dosbox -conf $DOSBOXCFG &>$LOGDIR/dosbox.log &
+echo "Executing startdosbox.sh..."
+/usr/local/bin/startdosbox.sh &
+echo "Executing /config/autorun.sh script..."
+/config/autorun.sh &
 echo "### Start-up finished. VNC connections watcher start"
 /usr/local/bin/stopcont.sh