Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:22.04

# Prevent interactive prompts during build
ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive

# Install desktop environment, noVNC, and tools
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
    xfce4 xfce4-goodies \
    chromium-browser \
    tigervnc-standalone-server \
    novnc websockify \
    curl python3 \
    && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Create a non-root user (Hugging Face requirement)
RUN useradd -m -u 1000 user
USER user
ENV HOME=/home/user
ENV PATH=/home/user/.local/bin:$PATH
WORKDIR $HOME/app

# Set VNC password (standard: 'headless')
RUN mkdir -p $HOME/.vnc && \
    echo "headless" | vncpasswd -f > $HOME/.vnc/passwd && \
    chmod 600 $HOME/.vnc/passwd

# Create a startup script to launch Xvnc and noVNC on port 7860
RUN echo '#!/bin/bash\n\
vncserver :1 -geometry 1280x800 -depth 24\n\
/usr/share/novnc/utils/launch.sh --vnc localhost:5901 --listen 7860' > $HOME/startup.sh && \
    chmod +x $HOME/startup.sh

# Hugging Face looks for port 7860
EXPOSE 7860

CMD ["/home/user/startup.sh"]