MDC Client Setup and Docker Deployment

🍎 macOS

Allow Programs from Any Source

• Run sudo spctl --master-disable in Terminal; the password is the user login password
• Open System Preferences - Security & Privacy - Security, then check Any Source

🐳 Docker

New Material Design UI

Docker Hub page

Environment Variables

Field Name	Meaning	Default
USER_ID	Current user ID of the host	1000
GROUP_ID	Current user group ID of the host	1001
NAME	Device name shown in the User Panel and web title	Docker-MDC
ACCESS_USERNAME	Docker Web access account	-
ACCESS_PASSWORD	Docker Web access password	-

If both ACCESS_USERNAME and ACCESS_PASSWORD are non-empty, the Docker Web Access Lock will be enabled automatically and used as login credentials.

Volumes

Volume	Description
/config/.mdc	Configuration file directory
/data	Media data directory
/data/output	Media data output directory

WARNING

Soft/hard link files are not recommended inside Docker containers.

If link files must be used, make sure the host directory and container directory are exactly the same when configuring volumes.

Port

• 5800 HTTP

📚 Detailed Tutorial

NAS System

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Open Container Manager and get the mvdctop/mdc-gui-lite image.

Ports

• Map HTTP port 5800

Environment Variables

	fnOS	Synology DSM	Common Linux Distribution
USER_ID	1000	1026	1000
GROUP_ID	1001	100	1000

• Click - to remove empty environment variable values

Volumes

• Create a new folder on the host. This directory maps to the container directory /config/.mdc (required)

• On the container page, right-click details and edit volumes

Finish Running

Open port 5800 in the browser:

http://192.168.1.2:5800

Common Linux Distribution

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It is recommended to add the current user to the Docker user group first to avoid directory permission issues caused by running with sudo.

Pull Docker Image

docker pull mvdctop/mdc-gui-lite
mkdir -p config data output

Place a Test Video

This command creates an empty test file. You can also use a real video file.

touch ./data/Resident.Evil.2002.mp4

Run the Container

shell

docker run \
  --rm \
  --name mdc-gui-lite \
  -p 5800:5800 \
  -v ${PWD}/data:/data \
  -v ${PWD}/output:/data/output \
  -v ${PWD}/config:/config/.mdc \
  -e USER_ID=$(id -u) \
  -e GROUP_ID=$(id -g) \
  -e NAME=Docker-MDC \
  mvdctop/mdc-gui-lite

docker-compose

Save as docker-compose.yml in the current directory:

version: '3.8'

services:
  mdc-gui-lite:
    image: mvdctop/mdc-gui-lite
    container_name: Docker-MDC-GUI-Lite
    ports:
      - "5800:5800"
    volumes:
      - ./data:/data
      - ./output:/data/output
      - ./config:/config/.mdc
    environment:
      - USER_ID=${USER_ID}
      - GROUP_ID=${GROUP_ID}
      - NAME=Docker-MDC

Run:

mkdir -p config data output
export USER_ID=$(id -u)
export GROUP_ID=$(id -g)
docker-compose up

Browser Access

Open port 5800 in the browser:

http://192.168.1.2:5800