Run Windows XP in Docker container!

• credits:

  • YouTube video of Tech on Fire
  • GitHub repo

• uses VNC

• uses Nginx as reverse proxy,

• injects audio in NoVNC client

• uses supervisord for bootstrapping all processes, not in entrypoint

• Usage:

# copy xp.iso ISO image in current dirrectory

# run:
make run
# or
docker compose up -d
# open http://localhost:8888/vnc.html

# run in browser's terminal: [using Clipboard app]
#   qemu-img create -f vpc /isos/xp.vhd 20G
# ==> this will create xp.vhd
#   ls -al /isos

# run in browser's terminal:
#  qemu-system-i386 -cpu pentium -m 2G  -hda /isos/xp.vhd -cdrom /isos/xp.iso -boot d -nic user,model=e1000,hostfwd=tcp::8888-:80 -soundhw ac97
# ==> starts virtual machine in boot mode



# manual:
docker build -t qemu-xp .
docker run -p 8888:80 -v ./:/isos qemu-xp