Docker container for running Folding@Home
Example usage
docker run --rm -it -p7396:7396 johnktims/folding-at-home:latest \
--user=Anonymous --team=0 --power=fullThe web console is available on port 7396.
GPU support
If you have Docker 19.03+, Nvidia drivers, and nvidia-docker-toolkit installed
on the host, you can start folding by adding --gpus all.
docker run --gpus all --rm -it -p7396:7396 johnktims/folding-at-home:latest \
--user=Anonymous --team=0 --power=full
Ubuntu setup guide
Install docker
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y \
apt-transport-https \
ca-certificates \
curl \
gnupg-agent \
software-properties-common &&\
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add - &&\
sudo apt-key fingerprint 0EBFCD88 &&\
sudo add-apt-repository \
"deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
$(lsb_release -cs) \
stable" &&\
sudo apt-get update &&\
sudo apt-get install -y ubuntu-drivers-common docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
Install Nvidia drivers and toolkit
# Install the recommended drivers or pick one from the list and install (e.g. sudo apt install nvidia-driver-435)
sudo ubuntu-drivers devices &&\
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall &&\
distribution=$(. /etc/os-release;echo $ID$VERSION_ID) &&\
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add - &&\
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/$distribution/nvidia-docker.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-docker.list &&\
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-container-toolkit &&\
sudo systemctl restart docker
Start folding
docker run --rm -it --gpus=all -p7396:7396 johnktims/folding-at-home:latest \
--user=Anonymous --team=0 --power=full