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<h1>Run RetroArch - Retro Emulation Frontend - In Docker</h1>
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<h2>What is RetroArch?</h2>

<blockquote><em>RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players. It enables you to run classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through its slick graphical interface. Settings are also unified so configuration is done once and for all. -<a href="https://www.retroarch.com/" target="_blank">https://www.retroarch.com/</a></em></blockquote>

<h2>Installing Docker</h2>

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<li>Log into the Linux based device</li>
<li>Run the following commands in the terminal
<div class="codeBlock"># install prerequisites<br />
sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates git curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y<br />
# add docker gpg key<br />
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F&#39;=&#39; &#39;/^ID=/{ print $NF }&#39; /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -<br />
# add docker software repository<br />
sudo add-apt-repository &quot;deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F&#39;=&#39; &#39;/^ID=/{ print $NF }&#39; /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable&quot;<br />
# install docker<br />
sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y<br />
# enable and start docker service<br />
sudo systemctl enable docker &amp;&amp; sudo systemctl start docker<br />
# add the current user to the docker group<br />
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER<br />
# reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect<br />
su - $USER</div>
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<h2>Running RetroArch</h2>

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<li>Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the RetroArch Docker container and run it
<div class="codeBlock"># create working directory<br />
mkdir ~/docker/retroarch/roms -p<br />
# run retroarch container<br />
docker run -d --name=retroarch -p 8080:80 -v ~/docker/retroarch/roms:/roms --restart=unless-stopped blaize/retroarch</div>
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<li>Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8080</li>
<li>Click the vnc.html link</li>
<li>Click Connect button &gt; Type password1 in the password field &gt; Press Enter</li>
<li>Welcome to RetroArch running in Docker</li>
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<p>Source: <a href="https://github.com/theonemule/retroarch-docker" target="_blank">https://github.com/theonemule/retroarch-docker</a></p> </div>
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