Display over SSH and inside a docker ==================================== Prerequisities: * /etc/ssh/sshd_config contains ''X11UseLocalhost no'' * Assuming the use of ROS containers repo on git.cs.lth.se Connect with -X or -Y (trusted) over SSH to the robot, using robotmind2 as an example here. Run the first command to get your DISPLAY, it should be non-empty as otherwise the SSH connected with X11 forwarding failed. $ echo $DISPLAY robotmind2:12.0 In order for the container to connect it will also need a secret cookie that changes with each connection. $ xauth list robotmind2/unix:12 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef robotmind2/unix:11 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef robotmind2/unix:10 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef robotmind2:10 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef robotmind2:11 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef robotmind2:12 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef The cookie is different in the real world, but in hex. Copy the relevant one based on your $DISPLAY Then go inside your container: $ export DISPLAY=robotmind2:12.0 $ xauth add robotmind2:12 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef Change names as needed, xauth add should have the matching cookie for your $DISPLAY. Now X11 forwarding should work over ssh inside a docker container.