Linking roslaunch and Docker

• I am looking for a way to link roslaunch with Docker. Currently I have provided the location of our ROS workspace inside the bashrc. Can I do it if my ROS workspace is inside a container?

The easiest way to do this is to install the Formant agent within the Docker container.

If this is not possible:

• Set the ROS Docker container so it is NETWORK_MODE=host; this will ensure your agent will still see ROS traffic
• The agent just needs to see the catkin_ws folder, and there are a multitude of ways to do this. You can create a local folder which mounts into the ROS docker and then the ROS docker can copy the catkin_ws contents into that folder, so that the native system can access catkin_ws duplicate. This can then be the path you give the agent.
• If you are running the agent on the host setup and ROS in a docker, the agent will launch the node on the host.

See also

• Install the Formant agent via Docker

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