Run a FactoryTalk Optix Application in a Docker container

Run a FactoryTalk Optix Application in a Docker container

Deploy a
FactoryTalk Optix Application
 to a running
Docker®
 container with
FactoryTalk Optix Runtime
.
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 is not responsible for any third-party software, including but not limited to its performance, security, updates, or compatibility with our products. Any use of third-party software is at your own risk, and we do not provide support, warranties, or guarantees for such software. Users should refer to the respective third-party providers for assistance and licensing terms.
  • To run a FactoryTalk Optix Application in a Docker container
  • In the terminal, enter:
    docker run --publish
    external_port
    :
    internal_port
     --interactive --name
    container_name
    image_name
     [--restart unless-stopped ftoptix-updateservice] [-e
    license_key
    ] [-d -v
    local_folder
    :/root/FTOptixApplication/Projects
    app_name
    ]
    Parameters
    Parameters
    Importance
    Description
    --publish
    external_port
    :
    internal_port
     --interactive
    Required
    Maps ports
    external_port
    An unused port available on the machine that runs the
    Docker
     image.
    internal_port
    (only for applications with GUI) The
    Port
     property value of the web presentation engine from
    FactoryTalk Optix Studio
    .
    --name
    container_name
    Required
    The name for the
    Docker
     container to run.
    image_name
    Required
    Name of the
    Docker
     image to run in the
    Docker
     container.
    TIP: You can check the available
    Docker
     images by entering
    docker images
     in the terminal.
    --restart unless-stopped ftoptix-updateservice
    Optional
    Restart the
    Docker
     container automatically if the
    FactoryTalk Optix Application Update Service
     does not work.
    -e
    license_key
    Optional
    Your
    FactoryTalk Optix
     entitlement license key.
    IMPORTANT: If you do not provide the entitlement license key, the
    FactoryTalk Optix Application
     stops running after 120 minutes.
    -d -v
    local_folder
    :/root/FTOptixApplication/Projects
    app_name
    Optional
    Run
    Docker
     service in background and bind application folder to a local folder to persist changes made at
    FactoryTalk Optix Application
     runtime.
    local_folder
    Folder on a local volume to bind the application folder to.
    app_name
    Name of the
    FactoryTalk Optix Application
    .
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