Running Apache Guacamole in Docker

#Guacamole #UbuntuServer #Docker

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0696.html

What is Apache Guacamole?

Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway. It supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH. We call it clientless because no plugins or client software are required. Thanks to HTML5, once Guacamole is installed on a server, all you need to access your desktops is a web browser. -  https://guacamole.apache.org/

Installing Docker

   01. Log into the Linux host    02. Run the following commands in a terminal window          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y          # add docker gpg key          curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -          # add docker software repository          sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"          # install docker          sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y          # enable and start docker service          sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker          # add the current user to the docker group          sudo usermod -aG docker $USER          # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect          su - $USER

Running Apache Guacamole

   01. Continue with the following commands in terminal to setup and run Guacamole          # create working directories          mkdir ~/docker/mariadb -p          # set owner of docker directory          sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R          # download the guacamole container          docker pull guacamole/guacamole          # run the mariadb docker container          docker run -d --name mariadb -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=r00tp@ss -v ~/docker/mariadb:/var/lib/mysql --restart=unless-stopped mariadb:latest          # create database init script          docker run --rm guacamole/guacamole /opt/guacamole/bin/initdb.sh --mysql ≫ ~/docker/mariadb/guacamole_db.sql          # connect to mariadb container shell          docker exec -ti mariadb /bin/bash          # connect to mariadb as root user          mysql -uroot -pr00tp@ss          # create the database          create database guacamole;          # create and configure the database user          GRANT ALL ON guacamole.* TO 'guacamole_rw'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'Guac@m0le!';          # flush mariadb privileges          flush privileges;          # exit mariadb cli          quit          # import the guacamole schema          cat /var/lib/mysql/guacamole_db.sql | mysql -uroot -pr00tp@ss -Dguacamole          # exit the maridb container shell          exit          # run the guacd container          docker run -d --name guacd guacamole/guacd          # run the guacamole container          docker run -d --name guacamole --link guacd --link mariadb -e MYSQL_HOSTNAME=mariadb -e MYSQL_DATABASE=guacamole -e MYSQL_USER=guacamole_rw -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=Guac@m0le! -p 8080:8080 guacamole/guacamole    02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNS-or-IP:8080/guacamole/    03. Log in with guacadmin/guacadmin    04. Go to Settings ≫ Users    05. Create a new user and grant all permissions    06. Log out and log in as the new user    07. Go to Settings ≫ Users ≫ Delete the guacadmin user    08. Go to Settings ≫ Connections ≫ New Connection    09. Setup a test connection to a known working host    10. Click Save    11. Go to Home ≫ Click on the created connection    12. Enjoy browser based SSH, VNC, RDP and more   Documentation:  https://guacamole.apache.org/doc/gug/guacamole-docker.html  

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