teams-docker

Run multiple Microsoft Teams instances under (Ubuntu) Linux

Usage:

./teams-docker NAME [ARGS]

Where NAME is a uniqe identifier of the Teams instance.

General steps taken by the teams-docker script:

1. Check for dependencies (docker, git, sed, curl, desktop-file-install)
2. Check for work dir under $HOME/.config/teams-docker-NAME and do a setup if necessary:
   • Build the Docker container image
   • Create a .desktop file in $HOME/.local/share/applications
   • Copy the same .desktop file to $HOME/.config/autostart
   • Download a copy of x11docker into $HOME/.local/bin
   • Also place a copy of teams-docker script into $HOME/.local/bin
3. Check whether the specified instance is already running:
   • If it is not running: start it in a new Docker container
   • If it is running already: execute teams [ARGS] command in the running container - this allows for opening URLS and such

Arguments passed to x11docker can be checked in the script itself. YMMV, it works for me, tested under Ubuntu 20.04.