Windows only: You will be prompted to install WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) when installing Docker (in the instructionsġb) Install Git for your operating system (Windows, macOS or Linux)ġc) Install the latest Paraview version. It contains both OpenFOAM fundation releases (from ) and OpenFOAM ESI releases (from ).

This guide explains how to setup OpenFOAM with Docker. If you make an improvement you are most welcome to make a pull request and you will be added to the author list. A container may then be started from the Docker image Contributing to this projectįeel free to fork these Docker files. Think of Dockerfiles as recipes (simply just text file with set of commands) that outlines how to build an image. Instead of shipping the complete container including the operating system, it’s more convenient to use what we call Dockerfiles. Docker containers, Docker images and Dockerfiles This is convenient (!) because we can copy our setup to a cloud solution or a friend’s computer and still be confident it runs the same way.

And yes, they are future proof and run similarly on major cloud solutions such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. As containers are standardised, you can be confident that they run the same way on Windows, macOS and Linux. Containers include everything needed to run a particular set of tasks (in this case OpenFOAM simulations). Using Docker we start containers (think of shipping containers)from images. What is Docker and why?ĭocker is a set of tools to manage, build and run various software installations with a number of advantages. Both are based on a Ubuntu Focal (20.04 LTS) image. This repository contains OpenFOAM Dockerfiles.

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