README.md

docker-epics

This repository contains the source files (Dockerfiles, ...) to create the images:

• pklaus/epics_base on Docker Hub
  • EPICS Base 3.x / 7.x in a Docker container
  • source in folder ./epics_base
• pklaus/epics_contapps on Docker Hub
  • contApps: a distribution of many frequently needed EPICS modules (a counterpart of synApps tailored to the container world)
  • source in folder ./epics_contapps
• pklaus/epics_synapps on Docker Hub (deprecated!)
  • synApps, a common distribution of EPICS modules
  • now moved to the subfolder ./old_images/01/epics_synapps

epics_base

The epics_base image contains a the EPICS base installation. It also comes with a ready-to-use example IOC, which can be handy for quick testing.

To start the example IOC in background (-d), run:

docker run \
  --rm -it -d \
  --name my-ioc \
  -p 5064-5065:5064-5065 \
  -p 5064-5065:5064-5065/udp \
  -w /epics/iocs/example/iocBoot/iocEXAMPLE \
  pklaus/epics_base:7.0.4_debian \
  ./st.cmd

To attach to the IOC shell, run:

docker attach my-ioc

Enter Ctrl + p Ctrl + q to detach from the shell or Ctrl + d to quit the IOC.