https://cge.dev/tags/virtualhere/ Recent content in VirtualHere on cge.dev Hugo en Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:13:12 -0700 https://cge.dev/posts/usb-over-ip-in-docker-containers/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://cge.dev/posts/usb-over-ip-in-docker-containers/ <p> <a href="images/usb-docker.webp"> <img src="images/usb-docker.webp" alt="usb-docker" class="center" /> </a> </p> <p><strong><a href="https://cge.dev/series/today-i-learned/" >Today I learned</a></strong> Docker recently introduced <a href="https://docs.docker.com/desktop/features/usbip/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USB/IP protocol support</a> in Docker Desktop version <a href="https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4350" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4.35.0</a>. Since Docker containers do not support native USB passthrough, this feature makes it possible for Docker containers to remotely access USB devices attached to a machine running Docker Desktop. This is exciting because it opens the door to using Docker containers for embedded development workflows that need to access real hardware via USB.</p> <p>There is a great introductory article on the Golioth blog by founder and CEO Jonathan Beri, where he describes how he worked with the Docker team to integrate USB/IP support into Docker Desktop. The article walks through setting up a USB/IP server and how to connect to USB devices from a Docker container running in Docker Desktop.</p>