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Android Studio in a docker container.

docker-android-studio

Android Studio in a non-privileged docker container running as a X11 window.

Things That Work

• Android Studio IntelliJ IDE
• Android emulator (hardware acceleration, sound, keyboard input)
  • Requires KVM
  • Requires PulseAudio running on the host for sound
  • Hardware acceleration using OpenGL via /dev/dri

Not Yet Tested

• Plugging in an Android phone via USB

Using

Building

The current user id, current group id and KVM group id is baked into the container. Running the container as more than one user isn't supported. Note that on some systems the KVM group id is dynamic and changes on boot which means the container will have to be rebuilt.

  docker-android-studio$ bin/build

Running

• Either create a file called .env (in the same directory as the Dockerfile) or export the following environment variables:

Name	Description	Container Volume	Example
DATA_DIR	Directory containing android projects	/data	$HOME/AndroidStudioProjects
STUDIO_DIR	Directory to store persistent data such as Android SDK and Android Emulator files	/var/studio	$HOME/.android-dev

  docker-android-studio$ bin/start

First Run

A wizard appears the first time the studio is run.

1. Complete Installation: Do not import settings
2. Welcome: (next)
3. Install Type: Custom
4. SDK Components Setup: Select what's required and change the Android SDK Location to: /var/studio/Android/Sdk
5. Verify Settings: (next)
6. Emulator Settings: (finish)

Config

The following files can be placed in the config/ directory to be included in the image:

• idea.properties
• studio64.vmoptions

ToDo

• dbus errors when running Android Emulator.
• The package xserver-xorg-input-void pulls in a dependency which might change keyboard layout on the host system.