Run skype in a docker

gistfile1.txt

# Few steps to setup Skype as a docker
# Might be over complicated as I did it back at Oct 2014 when I just started with docker (but it still works well)

https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/tomparys/skype/

# Create Skype container
# Insure .Skype exist in the home dir

sudo docker run --name skype -d -p 55555:22 -v /home/miki/.Skype:/home/docker/.Skype tomparys/skype

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "Just for skype"

$ cat .ssh/config 
Host docker-skype
  User      docker
  Port      55555
  HostName  127.0.0.1
  RemoteForward 64713 localhost:4713
  ForwardX11 yes
  IdentityFile /home/miki/.ssh/skype_rsa

ssh-copy-id -i /home/miki/.ssh/skype_rsa.pub docker-skype

# test
ssh docker-skype

# Start Skype (need to set local pulseaudio)
ssh docker-skype skype-pulseaudio &

# Or create a shortcut

cat /home/miki/.local/share/applications/skype.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Skype
Comment=The dummest way to chat
#Exec=/bin/sh "touch /home/miki/bh1"
#Exec=/bin/sh "ssh docker-skype skype-pulseaudio"
Exec=/usr/bin/ssh docker-skype skype-pulseaudio
Icon=/home/miki/Pictures/skype.png
Categories=Application;Communication
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=0

# set the timezone
nsenter -m -u -i -n -p -t `docker inspect --format {{.State.Pid}}  skype`
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

# copy backup files (if needed)
scp -rp .Skype/ docker@docker-skype:/home/docker/.Skype

# Or copy out
sudo docker cp .Skype e07f5ece0f4f:/home/docker/.Skype