An Ubuntu docker image running BiglyBT with openvpn

Base Docker Image

fullaxx/ubuntu-desktop

Software

• BiglyBT - A java-based bittorrent application
• openvpn

Get the image from Docker Hub or build it locally

docker pull fullaxx/biglybt
docker build -t="fullaxx/biglybt" github.com/Fullaxx/biglybt

Volume Options

Input: Drop your torrents/magnets in /srv/docker/biglybt/in/autoload/

-v /srv/docker/biglybt/in:/in

Output: Your downloads will reside in /srv/docker/biglybt/out/complete/

-v /srv/docker/biglybt/out:/out

Configuration: Any .ovpn files must be placed in /srv/docker/biglybt/config/
Also, if biglybt.config is found in /config, it will be copied to $HOME/.biglybt/ and used

-v /srv/docker/biglybt/config:/config

BiglyBT Dir Tree

/in
|-- autoload - Drop your torrents/magnets here
`-- torrents - BiglyBT will move torrent files here after autoload input

/out
|-- complete - Downloads will be moved here upon completion
|-- torrents - BiglyBT will move torrent files of finished downloads here
`-- processing - BiglyBT will use this for processing incomplete downloads

JAVA Options

Optional: Choose a different version of Java
Default: 11

-e BBTJAVAVERS='8'
-e BBTJAVAVERS='11'
-e BBTJAVAVERS='17'

BiglyBT Installer Options

Optional: Disable the automated quiet install
Default: automatic quiet install

-e BBTGUIINSTALL='1'

VNC Options

Optional: Set Depth 16
Default: 24

-e VNCDEPTH='16'

Optional: Set 1920x1080 Resolution
Default: 1280x800

-e VNCRES='1920x1080'

Optional: Set Password Authentication
Default: No Authentication

-e VNCPASS='vncpass'

Optional: Set Read-Write and Read-Only password
Default: No Authentication

-e VNCPASS='vncpass' -e VNCPASSRO='readonly'

Optional: Run as a new non-root user
Default: root (UID: 0)

-e VNCUSER='guest' -e VNCUID='1000'

Optional: If you want your non-root user to be part of the users group
Default: same as VNCUSER and VNCUID
Pre-Req: VNCUSER and VNCUID must be set

-e VNCGROUP='users'

Optional: Define a new group for non-root user
Default: same as VNCUSER and VNCUID
Pre-Req: VNCUSER and VNCUID must be set

-e VNCGROUP='guests' -e VNCGID='1001'

Optional: Set a password for the VNCUSER account
Default: none and the account is locked
Pre-Req: VNCUSER and VNCUID must be set

-e ACCTPASS='mysecretpassword'

Optional: Set umask to define permission for new files
Default: 0022

-e VNCUMASK='0002'

OpenVPN Options

Optional: Wait 9 seconds for openvpn to initiate and connect before moving on
Default: 6 seconds

-e OVPNSLEEPTIME='9'

Use the file myconnection.ovpn to connect to an openvpn service
Default behavior is that openvpn will not run
Any .ovpn files must be placed in your openvpn volume (/srv/docker/biglybt/config/)

-e OVPNCFG='myconnection.ovpn'

TimeZone Configuration

Set the timezone to be used inside the container
Default: UTC

-e TZ='Asia/Tokyo'
-e TZ='Europe/London'
-e TZ='America/Los_Angeles'
-e TZ='America/Denver'
-e TZ='America/Chicago'
-e TZ='America/New_York'

Shared Memory Modification (to support Web Browsers)

Increase the size of shared memory to prevent web browsers from crashing
Thanks to jlesage

--shm-size 2g

Persistant Configuration

Examples of how to keep your configuration persistant

-v /srv/docker/biglybt/home/biglybt:/root/.biglybt
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/home/mozilla:/root/.mozilla

Run the image

Run the image keeping your biglybt configuration

docker run -d \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/data:/root/.biglybt \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/in:/in \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/out:/out \
-p 127.0.0.1:5901:5901 fullaxx/biglybt

Run the image as a non-root user

docker run -d \
-e VNCUSER='guest' -e VNCUID='1000' \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/data:/home/guest/.biglybt \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/in:/in \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/out:/out \
-p 127.0.0.1:5901:5901 fullaxx/biglybt

Run the image as a non-root user with custom group

docker run -d \
-e VNCUSER='guest' -e VNCUID='1000' \
-e VNCGROUP='guests' -e VNCGID='1001' \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/data:/home/guest/.biglybt \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/in:/in \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/out:/out \
-p 127.0.0.1:5901:5901 fullaxx/biglybt

Run the image with OpenVPN
Make sure that your myconnection.ovpn file exists in /srv/docker/biglybt/config/

docker run -d \
--cap-add=NET_ADMIN --device /dev/net/tun \
--sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0 \
-e OVPNCFG='myconnection.ovpn' \
-e OVPNSLEEPTIME='9' \
-e LOGFILE='mylog' \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/in:/in \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/out:/out \
-v /srv/docker/biglybt/config:/config \
-p 127.0.0.1:5901:5901 fullaxx/biglybt

Connect using vncviewer or a web browser

Use any standard VNC client to connect directly
For web access, check out noVNC to access your biglybt container with a web browser

vncviewer 127.0.0.1:5901

Posting Issues on Github

When posting issues, please provide the following:

• docker run line used to create the container
• output from docker logs
• screenshot showing the issue if not described in logs
• If OpenVPN related: read OPENVPN.md and provide contents of /var/log/openvpn/openvpn.log
• If base image related: read TROUBLESHOOTING.md